Individual accessibility and distance from major employment centers: An examination using space-time measures

Weber, Joe

doi:10.1007/s101090300103

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“…The work of quantitative researchers never ceased to be produced and be relevant since these early times (e.g. Banister, 1992;Breheny, 1995;Cervero, 1989;Giuliano, 1992;Hanson, 1980;Janelle, 1969;Levinson and Kumar, 1997;Metz, 2004;Newman and Kenworthy, 1989;Schwanen, Dieleman and Dijst, 2003;Weber, 2003).…”

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What Curriculum for Mobility and Transport Studies? A Critical Exploration

2013

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To understand the complex meanings of mobility and to engage in transport planning and management processes a variety of disciplines, skills, and tools are potentially useful. Universities have a limited amount of time and resources to train future professionals though. This poses a problem: where the teaching priorities should be? By means of a web-survey this study has asked to academics based at a number of universities what are the disciplines, skills, and tools that -according to their personal viewpoints -are the most relevant for practitioners in the mobility and transport sector. The respondents generally support curricula that facilitate a holistic, non-specialised, understanding of mobility and transport issues.

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Section: Mts: An 'Interstitial' Field Beyond Biglan's Typologymentioning

confidence: 99%

What Curriculum for Mobility and Transport Studies? A Critical Exploration

2013

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“…Phoenix represents a fast-growing city in the dry sunbelt, where urban growth has been limited by the availability of centralised water supply systems, while Atlanta represents the wet sunbelt, where urban growth is not constrained by infrastructural limits and sprawl is much greater (Lang, 2003). Portland is well known for its urban growth boundary and efforts to increase urban density (Weber, 2003), while Minneapolis represents Midwestern cities and was the site of Adams' work on urban growth waves. The ANOVA post hoc contrasts Scheffe test confirms that most characteristics in these four MSAs show the same pattern as for commuting time, with significantly different and higher values in newly built areas than that of each previous housing boom period.…”

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The Nature of Urban Growth and the Commuting Transition: Endless Sprawl or a Growth Wave?

Sultana¹,

Weber²

2013

Urban Studies

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Abstract:The concept of an urban growth wave expanding outwards is used to examine the commuting characteristics of residents of recently developed housing areas within the 50 largest US metropolitan areas at multiple points of time between 1980 and 2000. The results show that not only do areas of recent housing booms have longer commuting times and differing socioeconomic characteristics than older parts of the cities, but this commuting time will subside as these areas age (although average commuting times may rise for the entire metropolitan area). Like a growth wave, a commuting transition move outwards and therefore newer growth areas (or sprawl) should be considered as a temporary stage in the ongoing process of urban growth. Focusing on building cycles avoids the pejorative sprawl label and reconceptualises this sort of low density, auto-dependent urban form as a normal part of the urban growth process.

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“…Academics have recognised that variation in accessibility measurement will significantly influence the outcome of empirical research (Kwan, 1998;Neutens et al, 2010;Talen and Anselin, 1998;Weber, 2003). Research has been conducted to address this significance by testing different accessibility measures with empirical data.…”

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“…Similarly, Giles-Corti et al (2005) found that distance and park size were two important factors associated with the likelihood of using public parks. But other studies reported that variations in accessibility measurement could significantly impact the empirical results (Guy, 1983;Kwan, 1998;Neutens et al, 2010;Weber, 2003) and the ability to predict human behavioural changes (Joerin et al, 2005). Further, there have been extensive studies revealing inconsistencies between subjectively measured accessibility (perceived accessibility) and geographic measured accessibility based on quantitative standards (e.g., distance to parks and park area per capita) (Ball et al, 2008;Hoehner et al, 2005;Jones et al, 2009;McCormack et al, 2008;Scott et al, 2007;Talen and Anselin, 1998).…”

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“…These indicators emphasise the spatial-physical aspects of accessibility but still require operational definitions and measurement protocols for empirical investigation. Variations in accessibility measurement can significantly influence research outcomes (Guy, 1983;Kwan, 1998;Neutens et al, 2010;Nicholls, 2001;Talen and Anselin, 1998;Weber, 2003) and the ability to predict human behavioural changes (Joerin et al, 2005).…”

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Rethinking planning for urban parks: accessibility, use and behaviour

Wang¹

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Public parks and green spaces are important health promoting facilities for urban dwellers, which can bring about improved health outcomes, diminished racial tensions and reduced public stress. Access to urban parks and green spaces is purported to be associated with the development of social capital, increased community wellbeing and inclusive neighbourhoods. It is within this context that recent decades have witnessed increasing efforts in measuring and modelling park accessibility in cities.Previous studies, however, found significant inconsistency between subjectively (perceived) and objectively (geographic) measured accessibility, indicating the need to examine existing conceptualisation of park accessibility, especially at the individual perceptual level.The accessibility concept has been developed as a multi-dimensional construct that requires a more adequate understanding about its influential factors and dimensions. Existing measures of accessibility have been limited to the concept's physical and temporal dimensions, leaving other relevant factors such as social conditions and personal constraints, including perceptions, largely unexplored. This research argues for the relevance of socio-personal factors to realistically assess accessibility to urban public parks. There is also a need to clarify how accessibility influences an individual's decision-making process that ultimately leads to human behaviour of park use or nonuse, as psychological study of behavioural intentions to use parks has rarely been investigated.Following a correlational research design and cross-sectional validation approach, this research was proposed to fill these knowledge gaps.The research involved both processes of model development and model validation. Two models were proposed in this study: an expanded theory of planned behavioural (TPB) model and an integrated model of park accessibility. The first model aims to identify the role of park accessibility in influencing individual behavioural intentions towards park use and non-use. The model was developed based on the theory of planned behaviour, with three additional variables included (i.e., perceived park accessibility, geographic proximity, and past use) to compare their relative importance in influencing park use intentions. The second model was proposed based on the critical literature review of the accessibility concept. The model consists of five dimensions, including both physical and socio-personal variables that were identified as being associated with urban park access and use.Both models were empirically tested using questionnaire survey data collected from two cities of different socio-cultural settings: Brisbane (Australia) and Zhongshan (China). Within each city, iii sampling was carefully designed to represent residents of different socioeconomic backgrounds with an aim of modelling the differences between population groups. Data were analysed quantitatively using statistical methods and spatial analytical techniques. Key findings from this study incl...

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Individual accessibility and distance from major employment centers: An examination using space-time measures

Cited by 98 publications

References 78 publications

What Curriculum for Mobility and Transport Studies? A Critical Exploration

What Curriculum for Mobility and Transport Studies? A Critical Exploration

The Nature of Urban Growth and the Commuting Transition: Endless Sprawl or a Growth Wave?

Rethinking planning for urban parks: accessibility, use and behaviour

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