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Article: Location matters: High-speed railway (HSR) stations in city evolution
Title | Location matters: High-speed railway (HSR) stations in city evolution |
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Keywords | City evolution High-speed rail Natural cities Rank-size rule Station location Zipf's law |
Issue Date | 24-May-2023 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Citation | Cities, 2023, v. 139 How to Cite? |
Abstract | This study examines the nexus between high-speed rail (HSR) stations and city evolution from an urban science perspective. We analyzed 1627 HSR stations built from 1976 to 2021 in 533 Chinese and European cities. Node or activity clusters in cities are identified through the street network. Then, the urban forms of Chinese and European cities are compared and the Zipf's law is tested. We found that activity clusters in Europe tend to be more contiguous and clustered, suggesting a clear downtown. In Chinese cities, these clusters are more scattered, suggesting polycentric urban development. When the Zipf's law is applied to the size distribution of activity clusters, the rank-size rule is supported both at the aggregate and country levels. Generally, it takes roughly two decades for an HSR station to be able to mature in attracting related development, such as residence and businesses, to complete the exploration process of city evolution. Finally, contributory factors for the integration of HSR stations with the urban fabrics are examined. Apart from the size of the city, economic power, station features and the spatial pattern of activity clusters, the relative location of the HSR station in relation to the urban form matters. Our study contributes both to the HSR and urban science literature, and has practical implications for locational decisions about HSR stations. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/340299 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 6.0 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.733 |
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dc.contributor.author | Loo, Becky PY | - |
dc.contributor.author | Huang, Zhiran | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-03-11T10:43:07Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2024-03-11T10:43:07Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2023-05-24 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Cities, 2023, v. 139 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0264-2751 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/340299 | - |
dc.description.abstract | <p>This study examines the nexus between high-speed rail (HSR) stations and city evolution from an urban science perspective. We analyzed 1627 <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/social-sciences/railway-station" title="Learn more about HSR stations from ScienceDirect's AI-generated Topic Pages">HSR stations</a> built from 1976 to 2021 in 533 Chinese and European cities. Node or activity clusters in cities are identified through the street network. Then, the urban forms of Chinese and European cities are compared and the Zipf's law is tested. We found that activity clusters in Europe tend to be more contiguous and clustered, suggesting a clear downtown. In Chinese cities, these clusters are more scattered, suggesting polycentric urban development. When the Zipf's law is applied to the size distribution of activity clusters, the rank-size rule is supported both at the aggregate and country levels. Generally, it takes roughly two decades for an HSR station to be able to mature in attracting related development, such as residence and businesses, to complete the exploration process of city evolution. Finally, contributory factors for the integration of <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/social-sciences/railway-station" title="Learn more about HSR stations from ScienceDirect's AI-generated Topic Pages">HSR stations</a> with the urban fabrics are examined. Apart from the size of the city, economic power, station features and the spatial pattern of activity clusters, the relative location of the HSR station in relation to the urban form matters. Our study contributes both to the HSR and urban science literature, and has practical implications for locational decisions about HSR stations.</p> | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Cities | - |
dc.subject | City evolution | - |
dc.subject | High-speed rail | - |
dc.subject | Natural cities | - |
dc.subject | Rank-size rule | - |
dc.subject | Station location | - |
dc.subject | Zipf's law | - |
dc.title | Location matters: High-speed railway (HSR) stations in city evolution | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.cities.2023.104380 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85162191799 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 139 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1873-6084 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:001008615000001 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0264-2751 | - |