Functionality versus gerrymandering and nationalism in administrative geography: lessons from Slovakia
Marián Halás
Pavel Klapka
10.6084/m9.figshare.3840324.v1
https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Functionality_versus_gerrymandering_and_nationalism_in_administrative_geography_lessons_from_Slovakia/3840324
<p>Functionality versus gerrymandering and nationalism in administrative geography: lessons from Slovakia. <i>Regional Studies</i>. A correct definition of administrative regions is one of the crucial factors in the efficient performance of public administration. The paper stresses the advantages of a spatial interaction approach. It builds on four conceptual cornerstones: functional relationships in space, functional regions, the distance–decay function and administrative geography principles. It also includes a presentation of the selected risks that can degrade the correctness of an administrative arrangement. The proposed approach provides administrative regions that follow the principles of spatial efficiency and spatial equity, and the territory of Slovakia is used as an example.</p>
2016-09-19 22:17:54
administrative geography
gerrymandering
nationalism
spatial interactions
functional regions
Slovakia
行政地理学
不公正的选区划分
国族主义
空间互动
功能性区域
斯洛伐克
géographie administrative
gerrymandering arbitraire
nationalisme
interactions spatiales
régions fonctionnelles
Slovakie
Verwaltungsgeografie
Wahlkreismanipulation
Nationalismus
räumliche Wechselwirkungen
funktionale Regionen
Slowakei
geografía administrativa
manipulación
nacionalismo
interacciones espaciales
regiones funcionales
Eslovaquia
H83
J61
R12