Spatial influence of regional centres of Slovakia: analysis based on the distance-decay function

Halás, Marián; Klapka, Pavel

doi:10.1007/s12210-015-0387-4

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“…Because the literature is in agreement (Havlíček, 2007b; Pileček and Jančák, 2011) that peripheries are dependent on cores, distance was measured as a demonstration of the relationship between them using the designated three vector indicators that give relatively greater freedom for data collection. This is more or less similar to the approach of Halás and Klapka (2015), who also considered distance (distance-decay functions) to Slovak regional centres. This work does not include the distance to the administrative centres of Poland since most residents do not possess the immediate objective of commuting and can act rather symbolically.…”

Section: Fig 1: Selected Cities In the Wpv And Their Population And mentioning

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The development of peripheral areas: The case of West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Kebza

2018

Moravian Geographical Reports

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The process of peripheralisation of outlying areas is discussed in this article using a case study of West Pomeranian (Zachodniopomorskie) Voivodeship in Poland. Emphasis is placed on the relationship between these peripheral areas and metropolitan core areas. Scalar and vector data on selected indicators in the years 2005 and 2015 for gminas (communes, territorial units NUTS 5) are presented. The values for both years were observed as well as the change between them. A composite indicator based on the calculated data was developed, and it served as the basis for categorisation of metropolitan, ‘semi-peripheral’ and peripheral areas, which were further defined on the basis of their intrinsic properties and location in the region. The development of such peripheral areas is assessed more generally in the conclusions.

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Section: Fig 1: Selected Cities In the Wpv And Their Population And mentioning

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“…The data used in this study were obtained mainly from the Central Statistical Office (GUS). Distance measurement was done through the web portal mapy.cz, in a manner similar to Halás and Klapka (2015).…”

Section: Fig 1: Selected Cities In the Wpv And Their Population And mentioning

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The development of peripheral areas: The case of West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Kebza

2018

Moravian Geographical Reports

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“…The concept has often been applied in gravity-based models and spatial analyses (e.g. Cheng and Bertolini, 2013;Fotheringham and Pitts, 1995;Drobne and Lakner, 2014;Halás and Klapka, 2015;Martínez and Viegas, 2013;Tiefelsdorf, 2003;Timmermans et al, 2003). It has been used as well in walking accessibility studies, where it evaluates the effect of distance in the walking trips of individuals (Giles-Corti et al, 2005;Giles-Corti and Donovan, 2002;Gutiérrez et al, 2011;Yang and Diez-Roux, 2012).…”

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Modelling walking accessibility: A case study of Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Lakner

Drobne

2019

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Walkable access is recognised as one of the most important factors for deciding to walk instead of using other modes of transport. Distance has been less accurately taken into consideration in previous walking accessibility measures, however, as they are often based on an isotropic approach or on a fixed distance threshold. The objective of this paper is to present a method of modelling continuous walking accessibility to different amenities in a city, with an integrated network-based and distance-decay approach, applied to a case study of the city of Ljubljana, Slovenia. The approach is based on a web survey to obtain data on acceptable walking distances to different types of amenities. Several distance decay functions were analysed for each type of amenity from the cumulative frequency of responses. The best fitting functions were used to model the walking accessibility surfaces for individual amenities in the network, representing five domains (retail, services, recreation, education and transportation) and an overall walking accessibility index. Despite certain limitations and a further need to assess the validity of the methods, our distance-decay network-based approach is more accurate than the isotropic or even network-based modelling of walking distances in continuous or threshold approaches, as it enables the researcher to take into account the differences in propensities to walk to different amenities. The results can be used by city authorities and planners for implementing actions to improve walking accessibility in the most problematic areas.

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“…For all groups, various regression functions (i.e., exponential, power, Weibull, gamma, lognormal, and Box-Cox) were tested. Discussion on the behaviour and testing of such functions can be found in, e.g., [72][73][74]. In the majority of groups analysed, the best approximation was reached using the Weibull function [75] (Equation (1)):…”

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Modelling Public Transport Accessibility with Monte Carlo Stochastic Simulations: A Case Study of Ostrava

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Activity-based micro-scale simulation models for transport modelling provide better evaluations of public transport accessibility, enabling researchers to overcome the shortage of reliable real-world data. Current simulation systems face simplifications of personal behaviour, zonal patterns, non-optimisation of public transport trips (choice of the fastest option only), and do not work with real targets and their characteristics. The new TRAMsim system uses a Monte Carlo approach, which evaluates all possible public transport and walking origin-destination (O-D) trips for k-nearest stops within a given time interval, and selects appropriate variants according to the expected scenarios and parameters derived from local surveys. For the city of Ostrava, Czechia, two commuting models were compared based on simulated movements to reach (a) randomly selected large employers and (b) proportionally selected employers using an appropriate distance-decay impedance function derived from various combinations of conditions. The validation of these models confirms the relevance of the proportional gravity-based model. Multidimensional evaluation of the potential accessibility of employers elucidates issues in several localities, including a high number of transfers, high total commuting time, low variety of accessible employers and high pedestrian mode usage. The transport accessibility evaluation based on synthetic trips offers an improved understanding of local situations and helps to assess the impact of planned changes.

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Spatial influence of regional centres of Slovakia: analysis based on the distance-decay function

Cited by 20 publications

References 36 publications

The development of peripheral areas: The case of West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

The development of peripheral areas: The case of West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Modelling walking accessibility: A case study of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Modelling Public Transport Accessibility with Monte Carlo Stochastic Simulations: A Case Study of Ostrava

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