Evaluating the Impact of China’s Rail Network Expansions on Local Accessibility: A Market Potential Approach

This paper uses a market potential approach to examine the evolution of the rail transport network of China and its spatial distributional impacts on local accessibility, with a particular focus on high-speed rail improvements. Accessibility is measured by using a “market potential” function that wa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wenjie Wu, Yutian Liang, Di Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-05-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/8/6/512