Delimitation and coherence of functional and administrative regions

Regional Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-31

  Cörvers, Frank ^a   Hensen, Maud ^b   Bongaerts, Dion ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ZUYD UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Commuting; Functional regions; Regional disparities; Travel to work areas (TTWA)

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM; COMMUTING; INCOME; JOURNEY TO WORK; LABOR MARKET; POLICY MAKING; UNEMPLOYMENT;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 60749132236     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400701654103     Document Type: Article

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