Commuting and metropolitan structure. Changes in Bilbao Metropolitan Area 1980-2001

<p>The evolution of urban hierarchical structure of the metropolitan area of Bilbao is analysed during the period 1980-2001, using commuting data.</p><p>The socioeconomic transformations of this period could be denoted under the brand of “postfordist transition” in which dramatic c...

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Main Author: Joseba Juaristi Linacero
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Complutense de Madrid 2011-08-01
Series:Anales de Geografía de la Universidad Complutense
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Online Access:http://147.96.1.34/index.php/AGUC/article/view/36414
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description <p>The evolution of urban hierarchical structure of the metropolitan area of Bilbao is analysed during the period 1980-2001, using commuting data.</p><p>The socioeconomic transformations of this period could be denoted under the brand of “postfordist transition” in which dramatic changes take place in demographic and economic structures, along with commuting patterns in metropolitan areas. Some authors suggest that, after this transition, a new polycentric structure or centres emerged in substitution of previous monocentric structure.</p><p>In order to analyse the commuting data, a set of techniques is used here: nodal structure of links between places, distance decay parameters, and entropy indexes.</p><p>Despite of the great increase of commuting during this period, both inside and outside of the metropolitan area, one conclusion of this article is that no polycentric structure takes place. The structure of four sub-centres organizing a second level of sub-areas is identified using the techniques mentioned above, sub-centres that were emerging in the early 1980’. The four sub-areas have different economic and residential functions. In addition, the primacy of Bilbao intensifies in terms of attracting outside employment.</p>
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spelling doaj.art-21883be55ab44850992f4d2340d11b852022-12-21T19:16:27ZspaUniversidad Complutense de MadridAnales de Geografía de la Universidad Complutense0211-98031988-23782011-08-01311296010.5209/rev_AGUC.2011.v31.n1.236378Commuting and metropolitan structure. Changes in Bilbao Metropolitan Area 1980-2001Joseba Juaristi Linacero0Universidad del País Vasco<p>The evolution of urban hierarchical structure of the metropolitan area of Bilbao is analysed during the period 1980-2001, using commuting data.</p><p>The socioeconomic transformations of this period could be denoted under the brand of “postfordist transition” in which dramatic changes take place in demographic and economic structures, along with commuting patterns in metropolitan areas. Some authors suggest that, after this transition, a new polycentric structure or centres emerged in substitution of previous monocentric structure.</p><p>In order to analyse the commuting data, a set of techniques is used here: nodal structure of links between places, distance decay parameters, and entropy indexes.</p><p>Despite of the great increase of commuting during this period, both inside and outside of the metropolitan area, one conclusion of this article is that no polycentric structure takes place. The structure of four sub-centres organizing a second level of sub-areas is identified using the techniques mentioned above, sub-centres that were emerging in the early 1980’. The four sub-areas have different economic and residential functions. In addition, the primacy of Bilbao intensifies in terms of attracting outside employment.</p>http://147.96.1.34/index.php/AGUC/article/view/36414estructura metropolitanapolicentrismoestructura nodalfricción de la distanciaentropía
spellingShingle Joseba Juaristi Linacero
Commuting and metropolitan structure. Changes in Bilbao Metropolitan Area 1980-2001
Anales de Geografía de la Universidad Complutense
estructura metropolitana
policentrismo
estructura nodal
fricción de la distancia
entropía
title Commuting and metropolitan structure. Changes in Bilbao Metropolitan Area 1980-2001
title_full Commuting and metropolitan structure. Changes in Bilbao Metropolitan Area 1980-2001
title_fullStr Commuting and metropolitan structure. Changes in Bilbao Metropolitan Area 1980-2001
title_full_unstemmed Commuting and metropolitan structure. Changes in Bilbao Metropolitan Area 1980-2001
title_short Commuting and metropolitan structure. Changes in Bilbao Metropolitan Area 1980-2001
title_sort commuting and metropolitan structure changes in bilbao metropolitan area 1980 2001
topic estructura metropolitana
policentrismo
estructura nodal
fricción de la distancia
entropía
url http://147.96.1.34/index.php/AGUC/article/view/36414
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