Mapping Time-Varying Accessibility and Territorial Cohesion With Time-Distorted Maps
© 2013 IEEE. Human societies have radically changed from the second half of the 20th century. Urban areas are increasingly concentrating more people and economic activities. Connections between market economies in different regions have increased exponentially the flow of people and goods at a globa...
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| author | Balsa-Barreiro, Jose Ambuuhl, Lukas Menendez, Monica Pentland, Alex |
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| description | © 2013 IEEE. Human societies have radically changed from the second half of the 20th century. Urban areas are increasingly concentrating more people and economic activities. Connections between market economies in different regions have increased exponentially the flow of people and goods at a global level. These movements are spatially organized through a hierarchical transportation network that connects different areas. The quality and coverage of such network vary greatly across regions. Territorial cohesion and accessibility within a region could be roughly evaluated through the existing level of connectivity between urban nodes. This can be easily done by estimating travel times between different points in the territory, which would show relevant differences based on both the territory itself and the existing infrastructure. Unfortunately, this information is not typically shown in traditional maps. In this paper, we propose a novel methodology for assessing the degree of territorial accessibility within and across urban networks, by using time-distorted maps. To this end, we consider multiple scenarios related to different public transport modes and times of the day. The study area corresponds to a Spanish region, where we set up a relatively extended network by considering its most relevant cities and towns. Final maps can clearly illustrate the deficiencies in transport infrastructure and/or connections from a spatial perspective. These maps can be excellent tools for supporting technicians, politicians, public managers, and other stakeholders in the decision-making process. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1347932023-02-28T21:10:30Z Mapping Time-Varying Accessibility and Territorial Cohesion With Time-Distorted Maps Balsa-Barreiro, Jose Ambuuhl, Lukas Menendez, Monica Pentland, Alex Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Media Laboratory © 2013 IEEE. Human societies have radically changed from the second half of the 20th century. Urban areas are increasingly concentrating more people and economic activities. Connections between market economies in different regions have increased exponentially the flow of people and goods at a global level. These movements are spatially organized through a hierarchical transportation network that connects different areas. The quality and coverage of such network vary greatly across regions. Territorial cohesion and accessibility within a region could be roughly evaluated through the existing level of connectivity between urban nodes. This can be easily done by estimating travel times between different points in the territory, which would show relevant differences based on both the territory itself and the existing infrastructure. Unfortunately, this information is not typically shown in traditional maps. In this paper, we propose a novel methodology for assessing the degree of territorial accessibility within and across urban networks, by using time-distorted maps. To this end, we consider multiple scenarios related to different public transport modes and times of the day. The study area corresponds to a Spanish region, where we set up a relatively extended network by considering its most relevant cities and towns. Final maps can clearly illustrate the deficiencies in transport infrastructure and/or connections from a spatial perspective. These maps can be excellent tools for supporting technicians, politicians, public managers, and other stakeholders in the decision-making process. 2021-10-27T20:09:12Z 2021-10-27T20:09:12Z 2019 2019-07-26T17:54:57Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/134793 en 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2907687 IEEE Access Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ application/pdf Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) IEEE Access |
| spellingShingle | Balsa-Barreiro, Jose Ambuuhl, Lukas Menendez, Monica Pentland, Alex Mapping Time-Varying Accessibility and Territorial Cohesion With Time-Distorted Maps |
| title | Mapping Time-Varying Accessibility and Territorial Cohesion With Time-Distorted Maps |
| title_full | Mapping Time-Varying Accessibility and Territorial Cohesion With Time-Distorted Maps |
| title_fullStr | Mapping Time-Varying Accessibility and Territorial Cohesion With Time-Distorted Maps |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mapping Time-Varying Accessibility and Territorial Cohesion With Time-Distorted Maps |
| title_short | Mapping Time-Varying Accessibility and Territorial Cohesion With Time-Distorted Maps |
| title_sort | mapping time varying accessibility and territorial cohesion with time distorted maps |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/134793 |
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