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

Urban spatial structure affects many aspects of urban functions and has implications for
accessibility, environmental sustainability, and public expenditures. During the urbanization …

Polycentric development is a widely used term both in academic research and in the
normative agenda. However, its theoretical foundations and economic implications are still …

Polycentricity belongs to the most versatile and fuzzy concepts in urban geography. It
basically points to the existence of more than one center within a conurbation. Previous …

What we understand by the simple term 'city'is in fact describing highly diverse domains:
different economies, demographics, ways of living, land uses, built-up morphologies, among …

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 …

Although anthropogenic heat emission (AHE) has been acknowledged as a significant
threat to urban thermal environment, little attention has been paid to the differences in the …

Bogotá's urban and regional planning has focused on pressing demographic, economic,
and urban development needs that can no longer be administered without a comprehensive …

El complejo proceso de evolución de las áreas metropolitanas ha reconfigurado las
estructuras urbanas, pasando desde los modelos monocéntricos a nuevos patrones …

The world is rapidly urbanizing, causing businesses to rethink venerable principles related
to logistics and distribution. As populations urbanize and customer service expectations …