Title: Analysis on Influence of Job-Housing Balance on Commute Travel in Shang-hai
Abstract: The hypothesis that job-housing spatial balance influencing the journey to work has been studied in the west countries for half a century,while domestic te- search findings in China are few.Using the experience abroad for reference,an in- dicator is built to measure the job-housing spatial balance in Shanghai.The calcula- tions demonstrate that the job-housing spatial imbalance is getting more and more intense.Concretely,core districts are principally characterized by jobs in the tertiary sector;the periphery districts of the central city and the nearby suburban districts are dominated by residence,and in the outer suburban districts jobs in the sec- ondary sector are more important than residence.The job-housing spatial imbalance results further in the growth of commute travel and the rise of average commute distance and commute time.From the findings above the current urban policies in Shanghai are reviewed and several enlightenments including mixed land use are drawn to strengthen the job-housing spatial balance.
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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