A definition of relevant functional regions for international comparisons
The case of Central Europe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8360673 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matus Halas (0000-0002-1335-7055, Palacký University Olomouc, corresponding author), Pavel Klapka (0000-0001-9631-9400, Palacký University Olomouc), Pavol Hurbánek (0000-0002-6959-2441, Slovak Academy of Sciences), Branislav Bleha (0000-0001-9302-8114, Comenius University Bratislava), János Pénzes (0000-0002-4870-087X, University of Debrecen), Gábor Pálóczi (University of Debrecen) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 489-499 |
| Publication date | 2019-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Area (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-0894 • E-ISSN: 1475-4762 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/area.12487 |
| OpenAlex | W2883727654 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 42 |
Methods of functional regional taxonomy and concrete definitions of functional regions based on prevailing population flows have been discussed in many regional studies. The resulting regions have been given various names (travel‐to‐work areas, local labour market areas, housing market areas, etc.) based on the character of the input data and the method of their definition. However, in most cases only one country (or part thereof) at a time has been analysed. The paper brings a unique definition of functional regions with comparable parameters suitable for international comparisons. Three Central European countries with different settlement and regional structures are analysed. The functional regions in all countries are objectivised through the operation with the constraint function, which estimates natural and non‐normative values for the self‐containment and size parameters. Two interaction measures are used in the regionalisation algorithm. Besides the methodological contribution, the role of spatial behaviour is briefly discussed, and an interpretation of the results and a proposal for the possible application of functional regions in regional planning and regional analysis in international research tasks is given
Constraint (computer-aided design) · Econometrics · Economic geography · Economics · Function (biology) · Geography · Human settlement · Interpretation (philosophy) · Normative · Political science · Population · Regional science · Regionalisation · Settlement (finance) · Sociology · Work (physics) · Computer Science · Law · Mathematics · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis · Spatial and Panel Data Analysis · Urbanization and City Planning
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,57 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |