<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> An attempt to provide a procedure for the assessment of the efficiency of various regional systems for the purposes of spatial analysis is presented in this paper. Functional regions as well as approximated functional regions and the existing administrative regions in the Czech Republic are evaluated, as examples of regional systems to be compared and assessed. Functional regions and approximated functional regions are defined according to the adjusted third variant of the CURDS regionalisation algorithm, using the latest knowledge on the operation of the constraint function. The comparisons of individual regional systems are based on LISA maps and particularly on the assessment of regional variability, including the measures of internal homogeneity and external variability in the regional systems.</p></abstract>

An attempt to provide a procedure for the assessment of the efficiency of various regional systems for the purposes of spatial analysis is presented in this paper. Functional regions as well as approximated functional regions and the existing administrative regions in the Czech Republic are evaluated, as examples of regional systems to be compared and assessed. Functional regions and approximated functional regions are defined according to the adjusted third variant of the CURDS regionalisation algorithm, using the latest knowledge on the operation of the constraint function. The comparisons of individual regional systems are based on LISA maps and particularly on the assessment of regional variability, including the measures of internal homogeneity and external variability in the regional systems.

The efficiency of areal units in spatial analysis: Assessing the performance of functional and administrative regions

Department of Geography, Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic

Department of Social Geography and Regional Development, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic

Moravian Geographical Reports

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An attempt to provide a procedure for the assessment of the efficiency of various regional systems for the purposes of spatial analysis is presented in this...

The efficiency of areal units in spatial analysis: Assessing the performance of functional and administrative regions

Published Online: Jul 08, 2016

Page range: 47 - 59

Received: Nov 04, 2015

Accepted: May 10, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mgr-2016-0010

Keywords
spatial analysis, functional regions, administrative regions, regional variability, LISA, Czech Republic

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The efficiency of areal units in spatial analysis: Assessing the performance of functional and administrative regions

Published Online: Jul 08, 2016

Page range: 47 - 59

Received: Nov 04, 2015

Accepted: May 10, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mgr-2016-0010

Keywordsspatial analysis, functional regions, administrative regions, regional variability, LISA, Czech Republic

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
spatial analysis, functional regions, administrative regions, regional variability, LISA, Czech Republic