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http://dx.doi.org/10.11108/kagis.2018.21.4.014

A Spatial Structure of Agglomeration Pattern Near High-Speed Rail Station of Korea and Japan  

KIM, Kyung-Taek (Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
KIM, Jung-Hoon (Dept. of Saemaul Studies and International Development, Yeungnam Univ.)
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Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies / v.21, no.4, 2018 , pp. 14-25 More about this Journal
Abstract
The operation of high-speed rail (HSR) has an effect on the agglomeration economies, and the impact is shown as a relocation of individual firm and worker to where business activity can be maximized. The proximity to the HSR station could be considered as a core district to maximize the industrial benefit through the HSR network. From this perspective, this study considers the agglomeration effect of HSR within the HSR station-area and analyzed the agglomerated spatial pattern through hotspot analysis by service industry in the cases of Korea and Japan using GIS. This study analyzed the service industry within 1km distance from 8 HSR stations of Korea and 4 Kyushu Shinkansen stations of Japan. The results suggest that the hotspot patterns are observed in the service industry within 1km distance from the HSR station of Korea and Japan, except for two HSR stations of Gupo station and Kagoshima-Chuo station. Leisure, amusement, association, and other specific service industries could be affected by HSR passengers and knowledge-spillovers through HSR station. Therefore, the observed hotspot districts near the HSR station-area could explain an agglomeration pattern of the service industry through a closeness to the HSR station. Further, we could expect that the impact of HSR affects the service industry, and the impact could attract business activities of the service-area to maximize their benefit from HSR travelers. With the result, it is required to build up a supportive policy to maximize the HSR's impact on the service industry when considering the HSR station-area development.
Keywords
High-speed rail; KTX; Shinkansen; Spatial location pattern; Agglomeration;
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