Title

Unveiling spatial uncertainty: a method to evaluate the fuzzy nature of functional regions.

Authors

Halás, Marián; Klapka, Pavel; Erlebach, Martin

Abstract

The evaluation of the level of spatial uncertainty builds theoretically on fuzzy set theory and the premise that the affinity of a basic spatial unit may assume values along a continuum between zero and full affinity. The paper briefly presents the motivation for the evaluation of fuzziness in functional regions based on daily travel-to-work flows. It discusses the existing measures of affinity and proposes a new approach to evaluate the fuzzy nature of functional regions. The proposed methodological innovations are tested using the example of the two-tier hierarchical system of functional regions in the Czech Republic.

Subjects

CZECH Republic; BUSINESS enterprises; ECONOMIC development; BUSINESS development; FUZZY systems

Publication

Regional Studies, 2019, Vol 53, Issue 7, p1029

ISSN

0034-3404

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1080/00343404.2018.1537483