ABSTRACT

Across Europe, economic development is increasingly focused on large city regions intensifying processes of metropolitanization. However, the trajectories and experience of these processes are context dependent, shaped by the broad political–economic context and public policy frameworks. Drawing on case studies of Warsaw (Poland) and Dublin (Ireland), this paper examines the relationship between the transformation of the metropolitan spatial structure (through a focus on secondary business districts) and public policy at the metropolitan scale. Unlike the majority of Secondary Business Districts across Europe, the two selected cases (Sluzewiec and Sandyford) have evolved organically over time. Based on desk research and interviews with local stakeholders, the paper explores the evolution of these districts in the context of public policy choices within multi-level governance and public–private frameworks. The paper concludes by highlighting the role of public policy within secondary business district formation and evolution, and the implications for the broader metropolitan area.

摘要

在整个欧洲，经济发展越来越集中在大城市地区，加剧了都市化进程。然而，这些过程的轨迹和经验取决于背景，受广泛的政治经济背景和公共政策框架的影响。本文借鉴华沙（波兰）和都柏林（爱尔兰）的案例研究，考察了大都市空间结构的转型（通过关注二级商业区）与大都市尺度的公共政策之间的关系。与欧洲大多数二级商务区不同，这两个选定的案例（Sluzewiec 和 Sandyford）随着时间的推移而有机地演变。根据案头研究和对当地利益相关者的采访，本文探讨了这些地区在多层次治理和公私框架内公共政策选择的背景下的演变。本文最后强调了公共政策在二级商业区形成和演变中的作用，以及对更广泛的大都市区的影响。