1 Development in hierarchy in the Dutch urban system on the basis of flows Narisra Limtanakool Urban and Regional research centre Utrecht (URU) Utrecht University
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[email protected] Martin Dijst Urban and Regional research centre Utrecht (URU) Utrecht University
[email protected] Bijdrage voor het Colloquium Vervoersplanologisch Speurwerk 2005. Antwerpen, 24- 25 november 2005. 2 Table of contents 1. Introduction ...............................................................................................................4 2. Theoretical framework ..............................................................................................5 3. Spatial interaction indices..........................................................................................7 4. Data description.........................................................................................................9 5. Development in hierarchy on the basis of commuting flows ..................................11 5.1 The strength of interaction between urban areas.............................................11 5.2 The connectivity of urban areas in the network ..............................................15 5.3 The symmetry of the interaction between urban areas....................................16 5.4 Hierarchy of the urban system.........................................................................18 6. Conclusions .............................................................................................................19