Abstract
Efficiency in the provision of some large-scale services motivates the administrative
coordination of the urban functions at a more aggregate level. In Italy, the Metropolitan City
(MC) has recently been introduced as an effective intermediate level between the region and
the municipalities, to accommodate the integrated management of urban functions
characterized by a broad spatial scope. The case of the Milan MC provides an opportunity
for reflection on the extent to which the MC design should be envisioned, considering the
urban morphology of an area. We analyze the patterns of urbanization, measured with
population density and the share of urbanized area, considering the territories of the
enlarged Milan metropolitan area, which includes the MC municipalities and of a
contiguous province. The area under study can be considered a spatial continuum in which
urbanization is markedly shaped by a core-periphery pattern. We conclude that the MC
design should have included all of the territories of the enlarged Milan metropolitan area,
which are clearly interconnected with the Milan economy.
Lingua originale | English |
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pagine (da-a) | 89-102 |
Numero di pagine | 14 |
Rivista | RURDS. REVIEW OF URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES |
Volume | 29 |
DOI | |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2017 |
Keywords
- Land Use
- Spatial econometrics
- Urbanisation