Productivity, Infrastructure and Urban Density—An Allometric Comparison of Three European City Regions Across Scales

Summary Agglomeration-based arguments citing Dutch and German city regions have been a primary driver in advocating intercity transport strategies in the north of England. We adopt an allometric urban model investigating the applicability and transferability of these transport-led agglomerative strategies promoted to address England’s regional economic underperformance. This is undertaken through a comparative study of the size–cost performance...