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Reimagining functional cross-border regions in Europe through the mobilities of people

Olle Järv et al.

Regional Studies2026https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2025.2601248article
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Abstract

Cross-border interactions of people contribute to the (re)production of functional cross-border regions, yet they remain underexplored. We have addressed this by proposing a conceptual framework stemming from the mobility approach and mobile big data. Using geolocated social media data as a proof-of-concept, we empirically examined people’s mobilities across all the internal border regions in Europe. We distinguished between cross-border regions by their interaction characteristics regarding temporal rhythms of cross-border mobilities, and used their spatial extent to reimagine functional cross-border regions. This approach is of benefit to research and practice for policy and planning for border regions, and to understand their territorial cohesion better.

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@article{olle2026,
  title        = {{Reimagining functional cross-border regions in Europe through the mobilities of people}},
  author       = {Olle Järv et al.},
  journal      = {Regional Studies},
  year         = {2026},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2025.2601248},
}

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