Rationality and coordination

Visualizing highway network in Sichuan, China

Bibliographic Data

ID4139852
AuthorsWenjie Sun (0000-0003-1458-1726, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China; National United Engineering Laboratory of Integrated and Intelligent Transportation, China), Sijing Liu (0000-0002-8375-4304, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China; National United Engineering Laboratory of Integrated and Intelligent Transportation, China), Lulu Zhu (0000-0002-8766-5210, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China; National United Engineering Laboratory of Integrated and Intelligent Transportation, China), Guoqi Li (0009-0009-7631-6857, Southwest Jiaotong University, China; National Engineering Laboratory of Integrated Transportation Big Data Application Technology, China, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume52
Issue6
Pages1032-1036
Publication date2020-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEnvironment and Planning A Economy and Space (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0308-518X • E-ISSN: 1472-3409
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0308518x19896798
OpenAlexW2999773081
LanguageEN
References cited2

The highway network is considered to be an effective solution for reducing regional differences and promoting high-quality economic development. This study mapped Sichuan's highway network on an equal per capita GDP cartogram and on an equal highway freight volumes cartogram, which can provide a unique perspective to recognize the rationality of highway layouts and its coordination relationship with the population and economic development. The research result indicates that highway layouts are seriously affected by the topographical and geologic conditions, and the population and level of economic development are key influencing factors. It also shows that the density of the highway network is still seriously inadequate in the vast mountain and plateau area

Business · China · Civil engineering · Economic geography · Geography · Per capita · Political science · Population · Rationality · Regional science · Transport engineering · Engineering · Mathematics · Urban Transport and Accessibility · Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation

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