Transportation networks and the optimal location of human activities : a numerical geography approach

Title:

Personal Author:

Thomas, Isabelle 1956-

Series:

Transport economics, management and policy

Publication Information:

United Kingdom : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2002

ISBN:

9781840647082

Subject Term:

Transportation -- Management -- Mathematical models

Industrial location -- Mathematical models

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Summary

The relationship between the shape of transportation networks and the optimal locations and allocations of human activities is examined in this unique volume.

Simulations are performed on different toy-networks: several transportation networks are designed and their effects on location-allocation results are tested on different markets. Several optimal location models are used. The author then attempts to discover how the modelling results are affected by negative externalities or zone pricing policies. Finally, these results are applied to real-world situations, illustrating and confirming the results of the simulations performed on toy-networks.

This volume will be considered as an interesting and original approach for location-modellers as well as planners. Transportation Networks and the Optimal Location of Human Activities will also appeal to geographers, spatial economists, location-allocation practitioners and transportation researchers.

Author Notes

Isabelle Thomas, Senior Research Associate, Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research and Professor, Department of Geography, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium

List of figures	p. viii
List of tables	p. xii
Acknowledgements	p. xiii
1 Introduction	p. 1
1.1 General context	p. 1
1.2 The optimal location problem	p. 5
1.3 The transportation network problem	p. 10
1.4 A geographical perspective	p. 13
1.5 Outline of the book	p. 21
Part I Measuring the Shape of the Transportation Network
2 'Measuring' the shape of a network: state of the art	p. 27
2.1 Some definitions	p. 27
2.2 Network indexing in the literature	p. 31
Part II Location-Allocation Results and the Shape of the Transportation Network
Introduction to Part II	p. 39
3 Optimal locations and transportation networks: the case of autarky	p. 43
3.1 Introduction	p. 43
3.2 Definition of the inputs	p. 45
3.3 Results of the simulations	p. 49
3.4 Extension to hexagonal lattices	p. 61
3.5 Conclusions	p. 73
4 Optimal locations and transportation networks: the case of a common market	p. 75
4.1 Introduction	p. 75
4.2 Model and experiments	p. 78
4.3 Impact of the transportation network on locations	p. 82
4.4 Concluding remarks and policy implications	p. 92
5 Optimal locations of human activities and the permeability of the border in a common market	p. 101
5.1 Introduction	p. 101
5.2 How far does the permeability of the border influence location-allocation results in a common market?	p. 107
5.3 How far does the existence of an interregional high-speed connection affect location-allocation results in a common market?	p. 119
5.4 Concluding remarks and policy implications	p. 135
Part III Location-Allocation Modelling and the Measure of Distance
Introduction to Part III	p. 139
6 Distance-predicting functions and location-allocation results	p. 143
6.1 Introduction	p. 143
6.2 Design of the experiment	p. 145
6.3 Computational experience	p. 150
6.4 Conclusions	p. 169
7 Price policies, transportation networks and location-allocation results	p. 171
7.1 Introduction	p. 171
7.2 Methodology	p. 173
7.3 Principles of the computational experiment	p. 181
7.4 Experimental results	p. 182
7.5 Concluding comments	p. 192
8 Negative externalities and location-allocation results	p. 193
8.1 Introduction	p. 193
8.2 Design of the experiment	p. 195
8.3 Experimental Results	p. 201
8.4 Conclusion	p. 211
Part IV Land-Use Planning and the Shape of the Transportation Network. Two Real-World Examples
Introduction to Part IV	p. 215
9 Optimal locations of health centres in Niger: rainy season versus dry season accessibility	p. 217
9.1 Introduction	p. 217
9.2 Background and study area	p. 219
9.3 Modelling results	p. 224
9.4 Conclusion	p. 233
10 Optimal location of a recycling centre in Belgium: externalities versus transportation costs	p. 235
10.1 Introduction	p. 235
10.2 The model and its inputs	p. 237
10.3 Modelling results	p. 242
10.4 Concluding remarks	p. 249
11 Conclusion	p. 251
11.1 Main results and policy recommendations	p. 251
11.2 Suggestions for further research	p. 256
References	p. 261
Index	p. 287

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