Drivers of changes in Spanish accessibility for the 1960–2010 period

European Transport Research Review

Original Paper

Panayotis Christidis¹  José Luis Zofío²  Ana Condeço-Melhorado³ 

[1] European, Commission, Joint Research Centre, C/Inca Garcilaso, 3, E-41092, Seville, Spain;Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, C/Francisco Tomás y Valiente, 5., E-28049, Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain;Universidad Complutense de Madrid, C/ Profesor Arangüren s/n, 28040, Madrid, Spain;European, Commission, Joint Research Centre, C/Inca Garcilaso, 3, E-41092, Seville, Spain;

关键词: Historical accessibility;    Transport infrastructure assessment;    Population change;    Productivity index;   

DOI  :  10.1007/s12544-017-0229-9

 received in 2015-11-04, accepted in 2017-03-10,  发布年份 2017

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

PurposeThe accessibility of a certain place can evolve either as the direct result of transport changes or as a consequence of the spatial redistribution of economic activities. These two factors are often indistinguishable—especially at regional level—since improved infrastructure stimulates relocation of activities. Moreover, infrastructure investment choices tend to follow population and economic activity patterns, distorting the cause and effect relationship between infrastructure and accessibility even further. The methodology and results presented here decompose the impact of both factors in terms of accessibility using Spanish data between 1960 and 2010. During this period, Spain experienced profound changes in transport infrastructure and economic activity.MethodsWe use the potential accessibility indicator and resort to index number theory to disentangle the contribution of transport infrastructure from that of land-use changes. Detailed historical data on road infrastructure and population is used to represent the transport and land-use components of accessibility.ResultsOur results show that changes in transport infrastructure had a relevant impact on accessibility, as expected, but changes in the spatial distribution of population had an even greater effect. This outcome may be used as an argument for sustainable accessibility, a concept that advocates integration of transport and land use planning.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s) 2017

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