A large proportion of Africa's infrastructure is yet to be built. Where and how these new
buildings are constructed matters since today's decisions will last for decades. The resulting …

Polycentric urban regions have been advocated for, and justified as enhancing both
economic growth and overall competitiveness while also creating more equitable and …

This article presents a systematic review of empirical studies on polycentric spatial structures
at a regional scale in order to assess their effectiveness as prescriptive and normative …

Research examining the economic effects of urban polycentricity remains inconclusive. We
contribute to this debate by developing a longitudinal framework in which changes in …

In this paper, we present methods to assess the homogeneity of the settlement landscape
and to identify settlement clusters in terms of location and size. Due to various input data …

This study examines the efficacy of urban spatial patterns at alleviating the urban heat island
(UHI) effect in Germany's city regions (Großstadtregionen) using multivariate and non …

Extensive studies have evaluated the polycentric urban regions (PURs) through
morphological and functional polycentricity. Nearly all PUR boundaries in these studies …

This research delves into the complexities of assessing polycentric development, focusing
on Tehran's city-region. Using a systematic analytical approach, we examine geographical …

Graph theory effectively explains urban structures via street–street connectivity. However,
systematic comparisons of street structures across cities remain challenging. This study …

This paper examines the spatial‐temporal evolution of urban spatial structure across 269
Chinese prefectural cities from 2002 to 2019. Our analysis identifies a consistent trend …