Cities and highway networks in Europe

Dupuy, Gabriel; Stránský, Václav

doi:10.1016/0966-6923(96)00004-x

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“…Current research on traffic accessibility has focused on its assessment, accessible spatial patterns and their evolution, the influence of accessibility on the development of the regional economy. Research has also focused on high-speed road networks (Dupuy and Stransky, 1996;Li and Shum, 2001), city ring roads (Linneker and Spence, 1996), railway networks (Murayama, 1994;Jin and Wang, 2004;Wei and Cong, 2004), aviation infrastructure (Bowen, 2000), and city or regional road networks (Cao and Yan, 2003;Zhang and Lu, 2006;Lie andShao, 2008, Jin et al, 2009). The city discussed in the present study, Beijing, has a high-speed road network, city ring roads, subway and aviation networks, and both city and regional road networks.…”

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Measuring time accessibility and its spatial characteristics in the urban areas of Beijing

Wang

Deng

et al. 2016

J. Geogr. Sci.

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Construction of road infrastructure is fundamental to city operation and development, as well as an important pathway and focus in physical urban-rural integration. The long-term implementation of a system of ring roads plus radiating roads in Beijing has strongly impacted urban infrastructure construction and space-time accessibility. Particularly, recent rapid growth of private car ownership in Beijing has imposed greater loads on its road system, seriously hampering urban commuting efficiency and negatively impacting quality of life. To address such challenges and enhance the rapid development of transport infrastructure, Beijing has accelerated rail transit construction since 2008 in an effort to improve commuting capacity. This paper aims to measure time accessibility and its spatial characteristics in urban areas of Beijing by applying a comprehensive method that combines vector and raster attribute data generated from road network and subway transport infrastructure. By using a dual index of accessibility and road density, the study further reveals the features of and differences in spatial accessibility and the construction of road systems in urban areas of the northern and southern parts of Beijing. The findings of this study can provide a scientific basis for future urban planning and road system construction both in general and with respect to Beijing, given its aspirations to become a world city.

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Measuring time accessibility and its spatial characteristics in the urban areas of Beijing

Wang

Deng

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J. Geogr. Sci.

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“…For example, Holl (2007) used several indicators that are based on a gravity model to compare accessibility changes related to highway construction, Hou and Li (2011) determined highway and expressway accessibility by considering the average travel times to refine accessibility improvement, and Meyer (2012) employed the road network distance to measure spatial accessibility. In particular, scholars have emphasized the importance of network effects (Laird et al, 2005;Condeço-Melhorado et al, 2011) and suggest that the topological structure characteristics of networks are an important consideration when measuring accessibility (Dupuy and Stransky, 1996;Meijers et al, 2012;Yu et al, 2013). The layout of network structures at different scales may influence various travel behavior and patterns (Wang et al, 2011;Parthasarathi et al, 2012;Tsou and Cheng, 2013).…”

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Exploring the relationship between multilevel highway networks and local development patterns—a case study of Taiwan

Tsou

Cheng

Tseng

2015

Journal of Transport Geography

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“…In the topological sense, a complex transport network can be abstracted as a graph consisting of vertices and edges (Dupuy and Stransky, 1996). Based on the road network, we transformed all the routes into edges (e) and all the cities into vertices (v) to construct a topological graph.…”

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“…Transport networks and improvements in these networks generate time-space convergence and affect the development of nodes (George, 1999). Numerous efforts have been made to analyze a single transport network (Dupuy and Stransky, 1996;Li and Shum, 2001); many project-oriented studies, in particular, have been undertaken to investigate accessibility (Gutiérrez and Urbano, 1996;Gutiérrez, 2001).…”

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Evolution, accessibility and dynamics of road networks in China from 1600 BC to 1900 AD

2015

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Before the emergence of modern modes of transport, the traditional road infrastructure was the major historical means of carrying out nationwide socio-economic exchange. However, the history of transport infrastructure has received little attention from researchers. Given this background, the work reported here examined the long-term development of transport networks in China. The national road network was selected for study and the 3500 years from 1600 BC to 1900 AD was chosen as the study period. Indicators were designed for the maturity level of road networks and an accessibility model was developed for the paths of the shortest distance. The evolution of the road network in China since the Shang Dynasty (1600 BC) was described and its major features were summarized to reveal long-term regularities. The maturity level of the road network and its accessibility was assessed and regions with good and poor networks were identified. The relationship between China's natural, social, and economic systems and the road network were discussed. Our analysis shows that the road network in China has a number of long-term regularities. The continuously expanding road network follows a path of inland expansion especially towards the border areas. However, its coverage and accessibility are characterized by a core-peripheral configuration, which has close relationships with, not only the natural conditions, but also national defense and warfare. The centralization of national power, national land governance, postal transport, the transport of specialized cargos, and international trade are also related to the development of the road network. This research draws attention to the evolving regularities of transport networks.

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Cities and highway networks in Europe

Cited by 42 publications

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Measuring time accessibility and its spatial characteristics in the urban areas of Beijing

Measuring time accessibility and its spatial characteristics in the urban areas of Beijing

Exploring the relationship between multilevel highway networks and local development patterns—a case study of Taiwan

Evolution, accessibility and dynamics of road networks in China from 1600 BC to 1900 AD

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