Numerical Simulation and Spatial Distribution of Transportation Accessibility in the Regions Involved in the Belt and Road Initiative

doi:10.3390/su11226187

	Numerical Simulation and Spatial Distribution of Transportation Accessibility in the Regions Involved in the Belt and Road Initiative
	Shi, Hui; You, Zhen; Feng, Zhiming; Yang, Yanzhao
刊名	SUSTAINABILITY
	2019-11-01
卷号	11 期号:22 页码:14
关键词	transportation accessibility correlation analysis spatial analysis Belt and Road initiative
DOI	10.3390/su11226187
通讯作者	Feng, Zhiming(fengzm@igsnrr.ac.cn)
英文摘要	The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a Chinese strategy, proposed to strengthen the connectivity and cooperation among BRI countries. Under this circumstance, many transportation projects are planned to be carried out, which means the transportation accessibility evaluation is of significance in providing valuable suggestions for transportation construction. This research established a global transportation accessibility index (GTAI) model in the BRI region using raster data. Based on its gridded outputs, we conducted classification evaluation, autocorrelation analysis, and a geographical weighted regression model to explore the spatial characteristics of the GTAI distribution and its correlation with population density. The results show that: (1) most countries in Europe and the Middle East, western Russia, and eastern China enjoy high accessibility, while central regions (e.g., Central Asia and western China) have poor access to destinations; (2) the GTAI values are distributed as a spindle, where about 60% areas belong to the middle transportation accessibility region, mapped as a non-significant type; and (3) there is a positive relationship between transportation accessibility and population distribution, but their connection tends to be weaker as socioeconomic development increases. Finally, several policy implementations are provided: (1) give a priority to road or railway construction between China and Central Asian countries; (2) establish an innovative transportation system and introduce advanced technologies to enhance the exchange and cooperation among the BRI countries; (3) improve public transport management in well-developed regions, and introduce talents and strengthen transportation infrastructure construction in developing regions.
资助项目	Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences[XDA20010203]
WOS关键词	MORANS I ; LAND-USE ; POPULATION ; GIS ; PATTERNS ; QUALITY
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
语种	英语
出版者	MDPI
WOS记录号	WOS:000503277900001
资助机构	Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/131139]
专题	中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所
通讯作者	Feng, Zhiming
作者单位	Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Shi, Hui,You, Zhen,Feng, Zhiming,et al. Numerical Simulation and Spatial Distribution of Transportation Accessibility in the Regions Involved in the Belt and Road Initiative[J]. SUSTAINABILITY,2019,11(22):14.
APA	Shi, Hui,You, Zhen,Feng, Zhiming,&Yang, Yanzhao.(2019).Numerical Simulation and Spatial Distribution of Transportation Accessibility in the Regions Involved in the Belt and Road Initiative.SUSTAINABILITY,11(22),14.
MLA	Shi, Hui,et al."Numerical Simulation and Spatial Distribution of Transportation Accessibility in the Regions Involved in the Belt and Road Initiative".SUSTAINABILITY 11.22(2019):14.