The Traffic Flows on Japanese National Motorways

Nojiri, Wataru

doi:10.5190/tga.48.115

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“…Expansion of the highway network has contributed greatly to the development of the physical distribution system in Japan (Nojiri 1993(Nojiri , 1996. Transportation on highways is a part of the physical distribution system for a manufacturing industry that operates an assembly plant based on circulation of parts and products.…”

Section: Effects Of the Development Of Automobile Transportationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Increased accessibility among regions affected the spatial pattern of passenger and freight flow. Nojiri (1996) analysed the change in the spatial patterns of passengers and freight to clarify the close link among metropolitan areas and the areas around them. In contrast, the change in time space by the expansion of the highway network provided an opportunity for highway buses to expand their market in long-distance transportation, which air transportation and railways have dominated.…”

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A Review of Recent Transportation Geography in Japan

Tanno

Imai

2013

Geog. Rev. Japan B

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The purposes of this study are to summarize the achievements of recent transportation geography in Japan since 1990s and to reconsider the changing trends based on socioeconomic changes in Japan. Additionally, issues which should be addressed by transportation geographers are reviewed. Most recent studies of transportation geography have concerned automobile transportation and regional public transportation. Many studies on automobile transportation have been found in Japanese transportation geography: diffusion of motorization and its effect on regional structure until the mid-1990s, and the effect of transportation infrastructure, including highways, until the mid-2000s. Meanwhile, micro-scale studies on regional public transportation have increased since the early 2000s. In other words, the interest of Japanese transportation geography has shifted from the positive effects of transportation to the issues confronting regional public transportation. The following can be pointed out as factors of the change: drastic socioeconomic changes since the 1990s such as a protracted recession, an easing of regulations, and an aging society. Transportation geographers are needed to address the following issues. The first is the construction and operation of flexible types of transportation, such as DRT (Demand Responsive Transportation), to correspond to regional characteristics from a short-term standpoint. The second issue is improvements in the regional structure, including spatial distribution of the population and essential facilities from a long-term standpoint. An approach from a transportation geography perspective is important for resolving the issues on public transportation with consideration of regional characteristics.

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Section: Effects Of the Development Of Automobile Transportationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Effects Of the Development Of Automobile Transportationmentioning

confidence: 99%