Transportation Characteristics Change under Rapid Urban Expansion: A Case Study of Shanghai

    Authors

    Y. Li; J. H. Ye; X. H. Chen; Pema Abdel-Aty;M. Cen

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Chin. Geogr. Sci.

    Keywords

    transportation; urban expansion; urban morphology; Shanghai; Environmental Sciences

    Abstract

    This paper focuses on the economic development and urban morphology as well as its impact on the transportation system during the urban expansion of Shanghai in the last more than 20 years (1986-2008). Based on data from 3 comprehensive transport surveys of Shanghai since 1986, the changes in residential trip demand, vehicle use, and the spatial distribution of trips were studied to understand the demands on the transportation system. The factors contributing to those changes in transportation demand were discussed, by which the conclusions were arrived: 1) economic development promotes population growth and stimulates residential trip demand greatly; 2) unsynchronized migration of population and job from central district to periphery district of Shanghai make tips and congestion diffuse in the same way; and 3) urban sprawl from a city center encourages the single-occupant vehicle mode, which imposes greater pressure on the roadway system. It is concluded that urban development should coordinate with the transportation system planning and expansion.

    Journal Title

    Chinese Geographical Science

    Volume

    20

    Issue/Number

    6

    Publication Date

    1-1-2010

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    554

    Last Page

    561

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000284297800009

    ISSN

    1002-0063

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