Comprehensive Evaluation of Accessibility in China’s High-Speed Rail Network Based on the Perspective of Time, Economy, and Frequency
Publication: Journal of Urban Planning and Development
Volume 143, Issue 3
Abstract
The opening of high-speed rail (HSR) has a profound effect on urban and regional spatial organizations. High time–space compression can gradually reshape urban and regional spatial form, function, and development patterns. The effect of HSR on regional space is reflected by changes in accessibility. This study constructed an exploratory framework of a comprehensive accessibility evaluation consisting of dynamic changes in accessibility improvement, spatial differences of accessibility, and selection of service centers. The dynamism of urban accessibility and evolution of spatial patterns that resulted from the nine HSRs in China were investigated in this framework. Results showed that the comprehensive accessibility of HSR lines had significant differences. The comprehensive accessibility of the Beijing–Guangzhou and Beijing–Shanghai HSRs was stronger than that of other HSRs. The comprehensive accessibility of HSRs in East Central and Northeast China was stronger than that of HSRs in Northeast and West China. The results of service center selection showed that the service center intensities in Shanghai and three other cities were at the top of the 100 cities. Therefore, the change in comprehensive accessibility of the nine HSRs demonstrated obvious regional differentiation tendencies. Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen were the national service centers of HSR accessibility with the other great regional and regional service centers, thereby forming spatial patterns of multiple service centers.
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Acknowledgments
The authors are very grateful for the funding from the projects: Humanities and Social Science Fund of the Ministry of Education Youth Project (16YJCZH034) and National Natural Science Foundation of China (41101153).
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Received: Jul 8, 2016
Accepted: Mar 23, 2017
Published online: Jun 21, 2017
Published in print: Sep 1, 2017
Discussion open until: Nov 21, 2017
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