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http://dx.doi.org/10.12652/Ksce.2015.35.3.0671

Evaluation of the Less Development Indicator Based on Transportation Connectivity  

Park, Shin Hyoung (Keimyung University)
Kim, Dongsun (Daejin University)
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KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research / v.35, no.3, 2015 , pp. 671-678 More about this Journal
Abstract
When evaluating the feasibility of construction projects of large-scaled transportation facilities such as roads or railways based solely on the result of the economic analysis, less development indicators are politically reflected on the investment decision-making because regions whose socio-economic indicators are poor may be disadvantaged or underserved for the projects. Existing less development indicators, however, does not consider the transportation connectivity which indicates how effective the transportation networks are established for the transport of people and goods. In this study, travel time contour maps, travel distance and travel time between regions, and a route curvature were utilized to define new indices which reflect transportation connectivity on the less development indicators. When the new indices are applied, the existing rankings of under-developedness were changed, which means that transportation connectivity could effect on the political decision. In this study, we also suggested the necessity of considering the transportation connectivity when evaluating less development indicators, developed measures of inter-regional linkages, and performed the whole procedures of combining existing and new indices to evaluate the less development indicators.
Keywords
Less development indicator; Transportation connectivity; Travel time contour map; Mobility; Accessibility;
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