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In NW Europe, we can discern a time-honoured pattern of urbanization characterized by polynuclear urban regions in which the cities — with the exception of London and Paris — do not reach the level of global cities. Such areas as the Randstad, the Rhine-Ruhr Area, the Flemish Diamond, the British Midlands and Central Scotland incorporate networks of cities and smaller municipalities which lack any strong hierarchy.
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Priemus, H. (2004). Light Rail: Backbone of European Urban Regions. In: Beuthe, M., Himanen, V., Reggiani, A., Zamparini, L. (eds) Transport Developments and Innovations in an Evolving World. Advances in Spatial Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-24827-9_13
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