Commuting in Belgian metropolitan areas: The power of the Alonso-Muth model
In order to understand patterns of urban commuter flows, insight is required into urban spatial structure (and vice versa). The present contribution first provides a concise overview of the theoretical perspectives from which economists and geographers approach commuting issues. Subsequently, the focus shifts to the classical spatial-economic urban models and how they explain commuter movements. We conduct a number of cluster analyses from which we are able to derive a commuting typology of city region areas. We conclude that distance (which also comprises journey time and proximity of traffic... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2010 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Journal of Transport and Land Use, Vol 2, Iss 3 (2010) |
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University of Minnesota
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Schlagwörter: | commuting / urban models / regional economics / Belgium / Transportation engineering / TA1001-1280 / Transportation and communications / HE1-9990 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26500851 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.5198/jtlu.v2i3.19 |