New approaches in delineating metropolitan areas in Romania Cover Image

Noi abordări în delimitarea zonelor metropolitane din România
New approaches in delineating metropolitan areas in Romania

Author(s): Bogdan Micu
Subject(s): Governance, Methodology and research technology, Rural and urban sociology, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Universitatea de Arhitectură şi Urbanism »Ion Mincu«
Keywords: functional urban areas; commuting; metropolitan governance; GIS;

Summary/Abstract: The main aim of this paper is to compare some of the most prominent international methodologies for the delineation of metropolitan areas and to identify the one most suitable for the Romanian context, that would more accurately reflect socioeconomic relations in existing functional urban areas and would better inform spatial analysis and policy implementation than the methodology currently in use. To this scope, I apply the most common international methodologies at national level and compare their internal consistency. I also describe in short the main metropolitan governance models.

  • Issue Year: 7/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 5-18
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Romanian