Transport research under Belt and Road Initiative : current trends and future research agenda
A substantial amount of transportation research has been gathered under China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), suggesting multi-dimensional impacts of the BRI on the transportation industry. This study identifies research trends in the BRI to elicit key agendas for future research by comprehensivel...
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| author | Wang, Xueqin Wong, Yiik Diew Li, Kevin X. Yuen, Kum Fai |
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| description | A substantial amount of transportation research has been gathered under China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), suggesting multi-dimensional impacts of the BRI on the transportation industry. This study identifies research trends in the BRI to elicit key agendas for future research by comprehensively reviewing 58 journal articles and applying combined methods of inductive content analysis and co-occurrence network analysis. Findings indicate that the BRI positively impacts the transportation industry by (1) building logistics capacity (2) strengthening connectivity of transportation network (3) diversifying shipping routes of oil transportation (thus enhancing energy security) (4) promoting intermodal transportation. A unified framework and four observations are presented, illustrating strategic risks and operational challenges associated with the BRI. Principal research agendas and questions are proposed, directing future research towards reconfiguration of transportation networks and healthy competition in transportation service standards. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1465352021-02-25T04:57:03Z Transport research under Belt and Road Initiative : current trends and future research agenda Wang, Xueqin Wong, Yiik Diew Li, Kevin X. Yuen, Kum Fai School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Business Belt and Road Initiative Logistics Capacity Building A substantial amount of transportation research has been gathered under China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), suggesting multi-dimensional impacts of the BRI on the transportation industry. This study identifies research trends in the BRI to elicit key agendas for future research by comprehensively reviewing 58 journal articles and applying combined methods of inductive content analysis and co-occurrence network analysis. Findings indicate that the BRI positively impacts the transportation industry by (1) building logistics capacity (2) strengthening connectivity of transportation network (3) diversifying shipping routes of oil transportation (thus enhancing energy security) (4) promoting intermodal transportation. A unified framework and four observations are presented, illustrating strategic risks and operational challenges associated with the BRI. Principal research agendas and questions are proposed, directing future research towards reconfiguration of transportation networks and healthy competition in transportation service standards. Accepted version 2021-02-25T04:53:58Z 2021-02-25T04:53:58Z 2021 Journal Article Wang, X., Wong, Y. D., Li, K. X., & Yuen, K. F. (2021). Transport research under Belt and Road Initiative : current trends and future research agenda. Transportmetrica A: Transport Science, 17(4), 357-379. doi:10.1080/23249935.2020.1731008 2324-9943 0000-0001-9134-5327 0000-0001-7419-5777 0000-0002-9199-6661 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/146535 10.1080/23249935.2020.1731008 2-s2.0-85089501124 4 17 357 379 en Transportmetrica A: Transport Science © 2020 Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies (Published by Taylor & Francis). All rights reserved. This paper was published in Transportmetrica A: Transport Science and is made available with permission of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies (Published by Taylor & Francis). application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Business Belt and Road Initiative Logistics Capacity Building Wang, Xueqin Wong, Yiik Diew Li, Kevin X. Yuen, Kum Fai Transport research under Belt and Road Initiative : current trends and future research agenda |
| title | Transport research under Belt and Road Initiative : current trends and future research agenda |
| title_full | Transport research under Belt and Road Initiative : current trends and future research agenda |
| title_fullStr | Transport research under Belt and Road Initiative : current trends and future research agenda |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transport research under Belt and Road Initiative : current trends and future research agenda |
| title_short | Transport research under Belt and Road Initiative : current trends and future research agenda |
| title_sort | transport research under belt and road initiative current trends and future research agenda |
| topic | Business Belt and Road Initiative Logistics Capacity Building |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/146535 |
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