Accessibility distribution of tertiary highways.

<div><p>Accessibility is a central concept in transport geography research. Quantitative assessment of highway network accessibility aids in assessing road network efficiency, urban layout optimization, functional zoning and sustainable development. Current metrics for assessing accessib...

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Main Author: Yuanyuan Zhang (101797) (author)
Other Authors: Weidong Song (4594072) (author), Jinguang Sun (22647922) (author), Peng Dai (1327728) (author)
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Evolutionary Biology
Ecology
Developmental Biology
Science Policy
Infectious Diseases
Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Information Systems not elsewhere classified
various &# 946
urban layout optimization
provincial capital center
holds significant importance
empirical case study
transport geography research
incorporates network connectivity
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network nodes
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trip time
transportation networks
transportation experts
sustainable development
spatial location
shortest paths
quantitative assessment
positive correlation
methodological tool
land use
interaction potential
functional zoning
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coastal area
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description <div><p>Accessibility is a central concept in transport geography research. Quantitative assessment of highway network accessibility aids in assessing road network efficiency, urban layout optimization, functional zoning and sustainable development. Current metrics for assessing accessibility primarily concentrate on examining the relationship between land use and transportation networks, overlooking the influence of trip demand and node centrality on highway network accessibility. To clarify these impacts, borrowing from concepts in network science, we propose a new centrality measure called closeness-accessibility. This approach utilizes closeness centrality of network nodes as a weight to assess the interaction potential between nodes, enhances the gravity-based accessibility of demand points based on trip time, and incorporates network connectivity to evaluate the impact of travel demand on highway network accessibility and the significance of node centrality non-uniformity. Liaoning Province provides an empirical case study to showcase the usefulness of closeness-accessibility. The findings indicate a positive correlation between the gravity-based and closeness-accessibility generated by various β values, showing a linear relationship between the two. Closeness-accessibility takes into account the number and centrality of demand points in influencing travel demand, enhances the calculation of the shortest paths of the spatial location of the demand nodes, and improves the accuracy of accessibility calculations. Nodes with higher centrality exhibit greater accessibility, leading to clearer delineation of accessibility levels for demand points and highway network across different regions. In Liaoning Province, the areas with high demand attraction and highway network accessibility are concentrated in the coastal area and the provincial capital center, while accessibility services in western part are inadequate. Although all grades of highway accessibility service are high, higher-grade highways sometimes show lower accessibility. This research offers a methodological tool for transportation experts and holds significant importance in the scientific and effective evaluation of transportation system performance.</p></div>
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spellingShingle Accessibility distribution of tertiary highways.
Yuanyuan Zhang (101797)
Cell Biology
Physiology
Biotechnology
Evolutionary Biology
Ecology
Developmental Biology
Science Policy
Infectious Diseases
Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Information Systems not elsewhere classified
various &# 946
urban layout optimization
provincial capital center
holds significant importance
empirical case study
transport geography research
incorporates network connectivity
xlink "> accessibility
highway accessibility service
liaoning province provides
influencing travel demand
highway network accessibility
node centrality non
high demand attraction
accessibility </ p
demand points based
liaoning province
travel demand
demand points
research offers
node centrality
network science
trip demand
based accessibility
accessibility takes
accessibility services
accessibility measurement
accessibility levels
accessibility generated
accessibility calculations
network nodes
demand nodes
western part
trip time
transportation networks
transportation experts
sustainable development
spatial location
shortest paths
quantitative assessment
positive correlation
methodological tool
land use
interaction potential
functional zoning
findings indicate
effective evaluation
current metrics
coastal area
clearer delineation
status_str publishedVersion
title Accessibility distribution of tertiary highways.
title_full Accessibility distribution of tertiary highways.
title_fullStr Accessibility distribution of tertiary highways.
title_full_unstemmed Accessibility distribution of tertiary highways.
title_short Accessibility distribution of tertiary highways.
title_sort Accessibility distribution of tertiary highways.
topic Cell Biology
Physiology
Biotechnology
Evolutionary Biology
Ecology
Developmental Biology
Science Policy
Infectious Diseases
Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Information Systems not elsewhere classified
various &# 946
urban layout optimization
provincial capital center
holds significant importance
empirical case study
transport geography research
incorporates network connectivity
xlink "> accessibility
highway accessibility service
liaoning province provides
influencing travel demand
highway network accessibility
node centrality non
high demand attraction
accessibility </ p
demand points based
liaoning province
travel demand
demand points
research offers
node centrality
network science
trip demand
based accessibility
accessibility takes
accessibility services
accessibility measurement
accessibility levels
accessibility generated
accessibility calculations
network nodes
demand nodes
western part
trip time
transportation networks
transportation experts
sustainable development
spatial location
shortest paths
quantitative assessment
positive correlation
methodological tool
land use
interaction potential
functional zoning
findings indicate
effective evaluation
current metrics
coastal area
clearer delineation