网状城市群：都市圈发展的创新模式

经济全球化使城市结构出现一种新的多中心格局。如果两个或两个以上原本独立的城市在城市功能方面具有互补的潜力，那么，依托快捷可靠的交通和通讯基础设施以及相互之间的合作，可以实现规模经济，从而促生网状城市群。这种创新的网状城市群是以研发、教育和创意产业等知本作为发展重心的。网状城市间的合作机制与公司间的网络相似，即每个成员城市都能从互惠措施、知识交换以及科技创新等具有互动性的协同发展中得到好处。本文具体探讨了荷兰任士达（Randstad）地区和日本关西地区的两个案例。

Network Cities: Creative Layout for Urban Agglomerations

The global economy is nurturing an innovative class of polycentric urban configurations. A network city evolves when two or more previously independent cities, potentially complementary in function, strive to cooperate and achieve significant scope economies aided by fast and reliable corridors of transport and communications infrastructure. Creative network cities place a higher priority on knowledge-based activities like research, education and the creative arts. The cooperative mechanisms may resemble those of inter-firm networks in the sense that each urban player stands to benefit from the synergies of interactive growth via reciprocity, knowledge exchange and unexpected creativity. Two case studies are discussed briefly： Randstad Holland and Kansai, Japan.