Subjective well-being in China: how much does commuting matter?

Zhu, Zhenya; Li, Zhigang; Chen, Hongsheng; Liu, Ye; Zeng, Jun

doi:10.1007/s11116-017-9848-1

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“…To some extent, investigating the role of transport within the urban environment can provide answers regarding social sustainability [9][10][11][12]. It is acknowledged that public transport investments can increase accessibility to opportunities, such as education, leisure, employment and retail [13][14][15], through a reduction in the "friction of distance", as well as through "time-space compression" [16][17][18][19].…”

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The Association between Urban Public Transport Infrastructure and Social Equity and Spatial Accessibility within the Urban Environment: An Investigation of Tramlink in London

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The pursuit of sustainability has been at the forefront of contemporary planning initiatives. However, most recent research has focused on the environmental and economic aspects of developing sustainable urban environment, whilst largely neglecting the social aspects. Contemporary political thinking in the UK often disregards the potential of the urban infrastructure to improve social equity. The aim of this study was to analyse the impact of transport infrastructure on a variety of social measures, in an empirical and ideologically unbiased fashion, using both quantitative and qualitative methods. We selected “Tramlink” as a case study: a light-rail system in the London Borough of Croydon which began operation in 2000. We used quantitative methods, including advanced spatial statistics, to produce a more detailed analysis of social equity than has been previously published. This acknowledges that determining localised issues can produce more informed and effective policy interventions. Our results demonstrate that the physical properties of transport infrastructure and the non-physical attributes of society, in combination, help to create opportunities for individuals to succeed. We also find that in order to reduce the negative effects of austerity, public money could be more effectively spent if diverted to areas that are most in need which can be highlighted through localised investigations.

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“…With rapid economic development and high-level urbanisation, large-scale cities in China experience traffic congestion [1,2]. Twenty-six percent of China's urban commuting peaks were in a state of congestion in 2017 [3].…”

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“…After filtering the data, distances between the influenced POI and corresponding metro stations were acquired using the web API for Amap. The average range of influence of DLBS systems near every metro station was calculated using Equation (2).…”

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Operating Characteristics of Dockless Bike-Sharing Systems near Metro Stations: Case Study in Nanjing City, China

Zhu

Guo

2019

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With the growth of dockless bike-sharing (DLBS) systems, the first-and-last mile connection to public transport, such as metro and light railway stations, could be improved. DLBS systems complete the trip chain by connecting metro stations with points of interest and enhance the sustainability of urban transportation. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the trans-shipment characteristics of DLBS systems for metro stations. In this study, we collected data from the Mobike DLBS system in Nanjing City, China and applied K-means clustering to analyse the activity patterns of DLBS systems near local metro stations. Metro stations were categorised into five types on workdays and three types on weekends. An analysis of the relationships between activity patterns and spatial distribution characteristics demonstrated that the distribution of clusters possesses a strong connection with the surrounding environment. Low land development rates and a sparse distribution of metro stations cause a large range of influences. This research has direct implications for understanding the operating state of DLBS systems near metro stations and promoting the proper management of DLBS systems.

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“…With the rapid urbanization and increasing ownership of private vehicle, most of employees in urban China have experienced a heavy commuting burden [8], an increasing amount of research has focused on the nexus between commuting and urban residents' subjective well-being [8,[19][20][21]. But the discussion on commute-sickness absence effect is still scant in those non-western countries, which should be further explored in the future.…”

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Linkage between commuting time and sickness absence in the context of China: transmission channels and heterogeneous effects

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Jiachun²,

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2020

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BackgroundMost of employees in urban China have experienced a heavy commuting burden,which has become an urgent issue that should be solved in the process of new urbanization strategy. However, not only has the exploration of relationship between the commuting and sickness absence been still scant in China, but also there is no discussion made to analyze the mechanism linking the commuting time and sickness absence. To address these gaps, this study firstly investigates the commuting-absence effect as well as the potential transmission channel between them. MethodsUsing a unique dataset of 2013 Matched Employer-Employee Survey (CMEES) in China, we apply the zero-inflated negative binomial model to explore the nexus between the commuting and sickness absence. To discuss the potential mechanism linking commuting and sickness absence in the context of China, the estimations of the commuting on health-related outcomes and work efforts are performed by the OLS and Logit regression to discuss the mechanism. ResultsThe empirical results reveal that the commute has a positive effect on sickness absence, while it is still robust against several specifications. More importantly, the commuting-absence effect is mainly transmitted through health-related outcomes of employees, whereas we find no clear evidence supporting the shirking behaviors. Additionally, the heterogeneous effects of commuting-absence are differentiated across the Hukou status, gender, transportation modes, scale of cities and types of enterprises. ConclusionThe longer commute induces to lower productivities through the sickness absence, that is, the longer journey from home to work is positively related with the increasing sickness absence, which keeps in consistency with previous studies. And the potential effect of commute-sickness absence is mainly transmitted through their health-related outcomes. Additionally, the impacts of commute time on sickness absence are differentiated across the Hukou status, gender, transportation modes, scale of 3 cities and types of enterprise. BackgroundCommuting is an indispensable part of daily life for millions of people worldwide [1]. A large array of previous studies focused on the relationships between the commuting and the employees' labor market performance [2][3][4]. With negative externalities of the sickness absence, the nexus between the commuting and sickness absence has also attracted extensive attentions [2,5].Based on the theory of new welfare economics, long commute is viewed as an activity of timeconsumption, which is related with poor psychological and physical health outcomes [6][7][8].Accordingly, the leisure time of employees for health-promoting plans, such as physical activities, relaxation and social participation may be crowded out by the longer commuting time [9]. In addition, while the leisure could be substituted for shirking by each other, there is more likely for shirking behaviors among those employees with a longer commute time [10]. It implies that with the decreasing cost of absence, a l...

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Subjective well-being in China: how much does commuting matter?

Cited by 74 publications

References 84 publications

The Association between Urban Public Transport Infrastructure and Social Equity and Spatial Accessibility within the Urban Environment: An Investigation of Tramlink in London

The Association between Urban Public Transport Infrastructure and Social Equity and Spatial Accessibility within the Urban Environment: An Investigation of Tramlink in London

Operating Characteristics of Dockless Bike-Sharing Systems near Metro Stations: Case Study in Nanjing City, China

Linkage between commuting time and sickness absence in the context of China: transmission channels and heterogeneous effects

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