The Regionalization of Africa: Delineating Africa's Subregions Using Airline Data

Autor/inn/en	Good, Pieter R.; Derudder, Ben; Witlox, Frank J.
Titel	The Regionalization of Africa: Delineating Africa's Subregions Using Airline Data
Quelle	In: Journal of Geography, 110 (2011) 5, S.179-190 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-1341
DOI	10.1080/00221341.2011.567291
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Geographic Regions; Municipalities; Air Transportation; Databases; Network Analysis; Urban Areas; Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Magistrat; Datenbank; Netzplantechnik; Urban area; Stadtregion; Afrika
Abstract	Current regionalizations of Africa have limitations in that they are attribute-based and regions are delineated according to national boundaries. Taking the world city network approach as starting point, it is possible to use relational data (i.e., information about the relationships between cities) rather than attribute data, and moreover, it becomes possible to ignore state boundaries by delineating the regions based on the location of the interaction structure between cities. This research uses airline data. A network analysis is performed on the number of passengers who fly between cities in Africa. A subregional map is created based on the results. (Contains 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10