Definition: Functional urban area

Category: Geographic Information Systems

A functional urban area consists of a city and its commuting zone. Functional urban areas therefore consist of a densely inhabited city and a less densely populated commuting zone whose labour market is highly integrated with the city. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/product?code=KS-GQ-18-008&mode=view
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Eurostat, "Methodological manual on territorial typologies", 2018 Edition, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2019
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