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© BBR Bonn 2003 Metropolitan regions in Europe, IAU Ile de France Europe, Brussels 22. September 2011 Dr. Karl Peter Schön © BBR Bonn 2003 Alternative approach Start from (global) functions rather than territorial units: > modern societies are organised in subsystems which are based on functional specialisation > five important subsystems are: politics, economy, science, transport, culture > All these subsystems are globalizing, following their own specific (spatial) patterns. > Where are global functions located?