Innovations in Urban and Regional Systems: Contributions from GIS&T, Spatial Analysis and Location Modeling
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Research on Urban and Regional Systems: Contributions from GIS& -- T, Spatial Analysis, and Location Modeling -- 1 Generalization and Contextualization -- 2 Internal Contextualization and Systems Analysis -- 3 External Contextualization and Spatial Differentiation -- 4 Space and Distance -- 5 Region and Regional Systems -- 6 City and Urban Systems -- 7 The Book -- References -- Urban Growth and Management -- On Locational Commonalities of Largest Cities Worldwide -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Locational Attributes as Factors of Urban Growth -- 3 Research Methodology -- 3.1 Data Sources -- 3.2 Explanatory Variables -- 3.3 Statistical Analysis -- 4 Results -- 4.1 General Trends -- 4.2 Ordinariness Index -- 4.3 Logistic Analysis -- 4.4 Differences Between Countries' Subgroups -- 5 Additional Factors -- 5.1 Discriminant Analysis -- 6 Discussion and Conclusions -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Discriminant Analysis -- Appendix 3 -- References -- Exploring Regional Variations in "Socio-Spatial" Interaction and Geographic Homophily Using Location-Sharing Services Data -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Geography of Digital Socialization: A Review of the Literature -- 3 "Socio-Spatial" Bipartite Network Topology -- 4 Case Study: "Socio-Spatial" Interaction in Atlanta -- 4.1 Measuring the Degree of Geographic Homophily and Distance Decay Effects -- 5 "Socio-Spatial" Community Structure in Atlanta -- 6 Regional Variations in Geographic Homophily -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Accessibility of Public Employment Services Within Large Urban Areas: A Spatial Approach -- 1 Introduction -- 2 PES in Spain and the Europe 2020 Strategy -- 3 The Spatial Organization of Labor Markets in Large Urban Areas -- 3.1 Data -- 3.2 Measuring Accessibility to Employment Services: Outputs and Results/Outcomes.