Improvements in geographical information systems, the wider availability of high-resolution
digital data and more sophisticated econometric techniques have all contributed to …

The global urbanization has produced a number of metropolises with complex urban spatial
structures. Compared with monocentric cities, these metropolises typically have multiple …

Agglomeration economies are a fundamental explanation for the existence of cities. Spatial
clustering allows for a variety of external benefits such as labor pooling, sharing of suppliers …

This research investigates how evolving urban spatial structure explains commuting patterns
in Beijing, China. To describe the dynamic and multi-dimensional urban spatial evolution …

Recent decades have witnessed a drastic shift in the spatial structure of China's large cities,
from being monocentric to polycentric; however, the existing literature has not completely …

This study attempts to investigate the dynamics of polycentric evolution and the changing
roles of existing and new employment centers in determining commuting patterns. For this …

Abstract Cities in Sub-Saharan Africa are undergoing massive spatial transformation owing
to rapid urbanization. For many cities in the Global North, Latin America and Asia, spatial …

Are contemporary metropolitan regions becoming more dispersed? There are theoretical
arguments for both concentration and dispersal. The purpose of our research is to establish …

This study aims to characterize urban spatial structure with respect to its multidimensionality.
Using an encompassing data set of socioeconomic variables, as well as variables pertaining …

This paper seeks to extend the definition of a sub-centre beyond the usual definition as a
place with significantly larger employment density that has an effect on the overall …