The effect of multiple urban network structures on retail patterns – A case study in Taipei, Taiwan

Exploring the relationship between multilevel highway networks and local development patterns—a case study of Taiwan

“…For example, Kim and Sohn (2002) determined the relationship between office building density and road networks, Foltête and Piombini (2007) employed a space syntax index as the independent variable in a regression model to examine the relationship between urban layout and pedestrian usage, and Tsou and Cheng (2013) estimated the accessibility of multiple transportation networks to explain patterns of retail density. Although it has been questioned by some researchers, the theory behind this method provides a unique aspect for analyzing network structures.…”

“…Axial space is favored by many researchers to analyze the structure of road networks (Kim and Sohn, 2002;Foltête and Piombini, 2007;Li and Lin, 2010;Tsou and Cheng, 2013). The first step of network structure analysis is to build the axial map.…”

“…In particular, scholars have emphasized the importance of network effects (Laird et al, 2005;Condeço-Melhorado et al, 2011) and suggest that the topological structure characteristics of networks are an important consideration when measuring accessibility (Dupuy and Stransky, 1996;Meijers et al, 2012;Yu et al, 2013). The layout of network structures at different scales may influence various travel behavior and patterns (Wang et al, 2011;Parthasarathi et al, 2012;Tsou and Cheng, 2013). At the city scale, the design of the transportation network structures may influence spatial activities by shaping urban layouts.…”

“…Thus, past research has employed topological methods based on graph theory for analysis at various scales of network structures (Buckwalter, 2001;Weber, 2012;Parthasarathi et al, 2012;Caschili and De Montis, 2013;Tsou and Cheng, 2013). Weber (2012) and Dupuy and Stransky (1996) applied network analysis to the evolution of highway systems, Parthasarathi et al (2012) analyzed roadway networks to identify their effect on individual travel behavior using topological indicators, Patarasuk (2013) employed network analysis to analyze changes in road network connectivity, and Caschili and De Montis (2013) used topological indicators to analyze commuter accessibility.…”

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“…The uncontrolled urbanization causes also gradual limitation of the land and water resources, which leads insufficient infrastructure within the city and consequently, contributes to the development of densely concentrated mixed types of land use. About 45% of the Taipei city is categorized as restricted with regard to availability and usage due to its topography, while only 14% (46.30 sq.km) is available for residential and commercial development (Tsou and Cheng, 2013). Nowadays, new city face consists of built-up new apartments, buildings, office centers, residential areas, re-structured districts.…”