The defi nition and spatial organization of Spanish metropolitan areas: thoughts upon residence-work mobility

Authors

  • J. M. Feria Toribio

Keywords:

Áreas metropolitanas, movilidad, dinámica espacial, España

Abstract

The paper aims to air some issues relevant to Spanish metropolitan areas by an analysis of
commuting. This variable, as international experience of the same has made patent, is a powerful
tool both for the defi ning of metropolitan areas and the description and explanation of their
functional and spatial processes. Three directly linked aspects are gone into by the author. First
the main results of the defi nition process of metropolitan areas are laid out, these being basically
the number, dimension and hierarchical organization of the Spanish metropolitan system then
second, different types of metropolitan spatial structures are presented. Finally an analytical
approach to the diversity and heterogeneous character of Spanish metropolitan areas is suggested
along with the establishing of a tentative sequence of phases of metropolitan evolution and
gathering complexity in keeping with their scale of commuting the punctual characteristics of this
The author concludes that the present-day Spanish city is metropolitan, hierarchically ranked,
heterogeneous and diverse, whose managing must then fi t this reality.

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Published

2010-06-22

How to Cite

Feria Toribio, J. M. (2010). The defi nition and spatial organization of Spanish metropolitan areas: thoughts upon residence-work mobility. Ciudad Y Territorio Estudios Territoriales, 42(164), 189–210. Retrieved from https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/CyTET/article/view/75989

Issue

Vol. XLII, núm. 164 (2010)

Section

Articles

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Copyright (c) 2010 J. M. Feria Toribio

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