Dynamics of clustered employment growth and its impacts on commuting patterns in rapidly developing cities

Alpkökin, Pelin; Cheung, Christina; Black, John; Hayashi, Yoshitsugu

doi:10.1016/j.tra.2007.11.002

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“…Some studies found that polycentric structures lead to lower average distances than monocentric structures (e.g. Gordon et al 1989;Song 1992;Guiliano and Small 1993;Spence and Frost 1995;Alpkokin et al 2008) whereas other studies found opposite results (Baccaini 1997;Cervero and Wu 1997;Ewing 1997;Schwanen et al 2003;Aguilera 2005). In their study on 50 metropolitan areas in the U.S., Yang et al (2012) found that the relation depends on the threshold of population density that is used to define polycentricity: high density polycentricity increases commuting times whereas moderate high-density polycentricity lengthens commuting times.…”

Section: Polycentricitymentioning

confidence: 99%

The impact of urban form on commuting in large Chinese cities

Engelfriet

Koomen

2017

Transportation

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Studies on cities in Europe and the United States have demonstrated that travel behaviour is influenced by urban form. Based on these findings policies steering the shape of cities have been proposed to reduce urban transport emissions and limit congestion. Such policies can also be relevant for the rapidly growing and motorising Chinese cities. Yet, empirical evidence on the relationships between urban form and car usage is scarce for the specific Chinese context that is characterised by high densities, fast development and strong government steering. Using novel crowd-sourced datasets we study the impact of several urban form variables (city size, urban density, land-use mix, polycentricity and spatial clustering) on the cost of commuting expressed in time and distance. The results show that city size and spatial clustering are important determinants of commuting: large cities without clear clusters of businesses and other facilities have longer average commuting times and distances. Increased prosperity also adds to longer and lengthier commutes. Spatial planning measures that maintain or reinforce high-density clusters can help limiting commuting distance and time. Current sprawled urban development may have long-term, negative consequences for the accessibility and liveability of Chinese cities and could hamper their economic potential.

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Section: Polycentricitymentioning

confidence: 99%

The impact of urban form on commuting in large Chinese cities

Engelfriet

Koomen

2017

Transportation

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“…A body of research has investigated the impact of local jobs-housing balance on commuting patterns [8,13,44,46]. Some scholars believed that compared with a monocentric city, polycentric urban development with a balanced jobs-housing relationship in sub-centres would greatly reduce workers' commuting distances and times [47,48].…”

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“…There are two major issues of contention. One issue is whether the evolution of a polycentric spatial structure in mega cities could provide more opportunities to enhance spatial matches between the jobs and housing location selections of employees and thus improve workers' commuting patterns [12][13][14][15][16][17]. Another issue is whether and how jobs-housing balance policies reduce employees' commuting trip duration in metropolitan areas [8,[18][19][20].…”

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Exploring Differences in Commuting Behaviour among Various Income Groups during Polycentric Urban Development in China: New Evidence and Its Implications

2016

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Abstract:Income status is an important variable that is strongly associated with certain commuting behaviours of workers. This paper presents new evidence on how polycentric development impacts on workers' commuting behaviour among various income groups in Beijing, China. This study suggests that three key influencing factors-the public transport network, the location of affordable housing projects and the process of employment decentralisation-have played significant roles in affecting workers' commuting behaviour. The results of regression analysis indicate that subway and bus transport significantly and negatively influenced the commuting times of low-and middle-income workers, but the two transport modes did not have a significant influence on the commuting times of high-income workers. The findings from this research suggest that policies for promoting employment decentralisation during polycentric development have the potential to reduce workers' commuting times through promoting jobs-housing balance in the sub-centres. The results of this study indicate that a balanced jobs-housing relationship can be achieved through adjustment of affordable housing locations, and this can be effective in shortening low-income workers' commuting times in the sub-centres of Beijing.

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“…home to work journeys, have largely followed these general trends (Aguiléra, 2005;Alpkokin et al, 2008;Giuliano and Small, 1993;Shearmur, 2006). The suburbanisation of jobs and housing has thus led to the development of suburb-to-suburb commuting and reverse commuting, defined as home-to-work journeys from the central city to the outskirts (Christopher et al, 1995).…”

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Employment suburbanisation, reverse commuting and travel behaviour by residents of the central city in the Paris metropolitan area

Aguiléra

Wenglenski

Proulhac

2009

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

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show that the number of reverse commuters has significantly increased because the municipality of Paris has lost many jobs but few working residents whilst employment has developed in the suburbs. Reverse commuters are mainly and increasingly high income professionals whose workplace is located close to the central city in employment sub-centres that are well served by public transport. Consequently reverse commuters have lower than average car use although differences exist and are related to their professional status. The policy implications of these findings are discussed in the conclusion.

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Dynamics of clustered employment growth and its impacts on commuting patterns in rapidly developing cities

Cited by 35 publications

References 25 publications

The impact of urban form on commuting in large Chinese cities

The impact of urban form on commuting in large Chinese cities

Exploring Differences in Commuting Behaviour among Various Income Groups during Polycentric Urban Development in China: New Evidence and Its Implications

Employment suburbanisation, reverse commuting and travel behaviour by residents of the central city in the Paris metropolitan area

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