2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Spatial Dynamics of Trans-border Metropolises in European Megalopolis
| Project/Area Number |
17401030
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 海外学術 |
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| Research Field |
Human geography
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| Research Institution | University of Tsukuba |
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Principal Investigator |
TEZUKA Akira University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Professor (60155455)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KUREHA Masaaki University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Associate Professor (50263918)
ITO Takahiro Seikei University, Faculty of Economics, Associate Professor (10223158)
ODA Hironobu Seikei University, Faculty of Economics, Professor (30280001)
MIKI Kazuhiko Bunkyo University, Faculty of Education, Assistant Professor (70337517)
ITO Tetsuya Rissho University, Faculty of Geoenvironmental Sciences, Assistant Professor (20408991)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2005 – 2007
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| Keywords | European Union / trans-border / boundary / metropolitan area / Europe |
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| Research Abstract |
The central axis zone of Europe (European Megalopolis) has been characterized by many national boundaries. With the increasing integration of European Union, one can observe the extremely diverse and intensive connections of trans-border type in this zone. We have examined in this research project the spatial transformations of several border metropolises (mainly Saarbrucken, Aachen-Liege, Lille, Strasbourg, Karlsruhe and Basel), especially in terms of trans-border commuting, trans-border migration, and trans-border municipal associations. With the abolishment of border controls, national boundaries in this area have lost its significance as space dividing barriers. In every border metropolises above mentioned, we can observe the increasing transformation and aspiration to create trans-border metropolises. As a major result of this research project, we published a book entitled Alsace and Lorraine in the age of European integration, because trans-border connections are especially active in this district.
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