Reality versus Policy: The Delineation and Testing of Local Labour Market and Spatial Policy Areas

作者: Lambert Van Der Laan , Richard Schalke

DOI: 10.1080/09654310123131

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摘要: As part of the empirical planning science, this article integrates theory, findings and policy. It first deals with question how to reach a theoretically well-grounded applicable delineation local labour market areas. An inductive classification method is selected based on behaviour individual commuters without selecting priori central places. By this, new urban forms like polynodality are included. In using for Netherlands, 31 areas (LLAs) were distinguished. Moreover, elaborates some simple measures test optimality LLA classifications. The LLAs adequately reflect 'reality' actual functional relationships. also investigates matching between reality as used in spatial There large gap This urges bringing policy more line existing LLAs. Alternatively, if one considers presen...

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