Polycentrism

Polycentrism is the principle of organization of a region around several political, social or financial centres. Examples of polycentric cities include the Ruhr area in Germany, Stoke-on-Trent in the UK and the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States. These "cities" have no single centre, but several. Other examples are Randstad in the Netherlands, Berlin in Germany (due to separation of the city by the Berlin wall) and the Gold Coast in Australia. A country is said to be polycentric if its population is distributed almost evenly among several centres in different parts of the county.

Polycentrism

Polycentrism is the principle of organization of a region around several political, social or financial centres. Examples of polycentric cities include the Ruhr area in Germany, Stoke-on-Trent in the UK and the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States. These "cities" have no single centre, but several. Other examples are Randstad in the Netherlands, Berlin in Germany (due to separation of the city by the Berlin wall) and the Gold Coast in Australia. A country is said to be polycentric if its population is distributed almost evenly among several centres in different parts of the county.