Evolution of road accessibility and its effects on economy development in Wuling Mountain Areas from 1978 to 2012
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The patterns and characteristics of accessibility evolution in 64 counties (county-level city, district) of Wuling Mountain Areas and 38 cities related to the surroundings from 1978 to 2012 are discussed. Based on the indexes of accessibility coefficient and weighted average travel time, the GIS network and space analysis are employed. Then after the pattern analysis of economic development in this region, Cobb-Douglas Production Function Model is used to simulate the impact of accessibility on economic development. The research shows that the accessibility coefficient was consistent from 1978 to 2000, but the smaller values of accessibility coefficient turned to be agglomerated towards the southeast areas from 2000 to 2012. During the period 1978-2000, both the qualities of economy weighted average travel time and population weighted average travel time showed a gradual decline from east to west, and constructed a "circling structure". However both the smaller value of economy weighted average travel time and population weighted average travel time mainly appeared in the southeast from 2000 to 2012, because of the rapid and advanced development of road networks in the eastern and southern areas. From 2000 to 2012, the patterns of economic development were relatively stable, forming an economic development pattern of "strong east and north, but weak south and central north", while the absolute gap in economic development was widening with a strong and obvious trend of polarization. At the same time, the importance of the accessibility for Wuling Mountain Areas changed. The accessibility quality had more effect on the growth of GDP, and the improvement of accessibility promoted the growth of GDP in the study area on the whole, which is more important for the local eonomic development. Meanwhile, the improvement of accessibility weakened the development of primary industry, but had a gradually increasing positive influence on the secondary industry and noticeably increasing positive influence on the tertiary industry. This paper enriches the empirical and theoretical relation between transportation and economic development in poor regions, provides reference to the formulation of relevant policies, and is instructive and meaningful to the enhancement of accessibility and economic development.
WANG Wulin , WANG Miaomiao , CAO Xiaoshu . Evolution of road accessibility and its effects on economy development in Wuling Mountain Areas from 1978 to 2012[J]. GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH, 2015 , 34(9) : 1755 -1769 . DOI: 10.11821/dlyj201509013
Fig. 1 Sketch map of Wuling Mountain Areas and its peripheral areas图1 武陵山区及其外围地区示意图 |
Tab. 1 Driving speeds of different grade roads表1 不同等级公路行车速度 |
| 年份 | 高速公路(km/h) | 国道(主要公路)(km/h) | 省道(一般公路)(km/h) | 县道(大道)(km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | - | 40 | 30 | 20 |
| 1990 | - | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| 2000 | 90 | 60 | 45 | 35 |
| 2012 | 100 | 70 | 50 | 40 |
Tab. 2 Accessibility coefficient in Wuling Mountain Areas from 1978 to 2012表2 1978-2012年武陵山区通达性系数 |
| 年份 | 最小值 | 最大值 | 均值 | 最小值前十名县(市、区)(由小到大) | 最大值前十名县(市、区)(由小到大) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.83 | 1.43 | 1 | 慈利、安化、沅陵、石门、辰溪、麻阳、泸溪、凤凰、溆浦、永顺 | 巴东、凤冈、湄潭、武隆、务川、秭归、道真、正安、丰都、石柱 |
| 1990 | 0.83 | 1.41 | 1 | 安化、慈利、石门、沅陵、溆浦、辰溪、涟源、中方、泸溪、新邵 | 彭水、凤冈、湄潭、武隆、务川、秭归、道真、正安、丰都、石柱 |
| 2000 | 0.82 | 1.46 | 1 | 慈利、石门、沅陵、辰溪、泸溪、涟源、麻阳、新邵、安化、凤凰 | 通道、思南、凤冈、湄潭、武隆、务川、正安、道真、丰都、石柱 |
| 2012 | 0.82 | 1.34 | 1 | 隆回、新邵、泸溪、涟源、慈利、邵阳、洞口、凤凰、石门、中方 | 鹤峰、城步、五峰、丰都、通道、凤冈、湄潭、务川、道真、正安 |
Fig. 2 Accessibility coefficient of Wuling Mountain Areas from 1978 to 2012图2 1978-2012年武陵山区通达性系数 |
Tab. 3 The economy weighted average travel time of some counties in Wuling Mountain Areas from 1978 to 2012表3 1978-2012年武陵山区部分县经济加权平均出行时间 |
| 年份 | 最小值(h) | 最大值(h) | 均值(h) | 最小值前十名县(市、区)(由小到大) | 最大值前十名县(市、区)(由小到大) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 11.26 | 19.15 | 14.18 | 慈利、石门、安化、永顺、沅陵、辰溪、泸溪、保靖、麻阳、溆浦 | 德江、凤冈、通道、湄潭、务川、秭归、道真、正安、丰都、石柱 |
| 1990 | 8.85 | 14.59 | 11.12 | 慈利、石门、安化、永顺、沅陵、长阳、涟源、辰溪、溆浦、泸溪 | 通道、德江、凤冈、秭归、湄潭、道真、务川、正安、丰都、石柱 |
| 2000 | 7.30 | 12.75 | 9.43 | 石门、慈利、长阳、秭归、沅陵、泸溪、安化、辰溪、涟源、五峰 | 凤冈、石阡、思南、湄潭、通道、丰都、道真、正安、务川、石柱 |
| 2012 | 5.18 | 8.23 | 6.30 | 长阳、慈利、泸溪、石门、隆回、新邵、涟源、秭归、邵阳、凤凰 | 靖州、绥宁、思南、凤冈、城步、湄潭、通道、道真、务川、正安 |
Fig. 3 The economy weighted average travel time in Wuling Mountain Areas from 1978 to 2012图3 1978-2012年武陵山区经济加权平均出行时间 |
Fig. 4 The population weighted average travel time in Wuling Mountain Areas from 1978 to 2012图4 1978-2012年武陵山区人口加权平均出行时间 |
Tab. 4 The population weighted average travel time of some counties in Wuling Mountain Areas from 1978 to 2012表4 1978-2012年武陵山区部分县人口加权平均时间 |
| 年份 | 最小值(h) | 最大值(h) | 均值(h) | 最小值前十名县(市、区)(由小到大) | 最大值前十名县(市、区)(由小到大) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 12.14 | 18.27 | 13.96 | 慈利、永顺、麻阳、凤凰、保靖、辰溪、沅陵、泸溪、石门、花垣 | 城步、巴东、通道、务川、新邵、道真、正安、丰都、秭归、石柱 |
| 1990 | 9.62 | 14.09 | 10.92 | 慈利、永顺、石门、辰溪、沅陵、泸溪、中方、保靖、安化、凤凰 | 湄潭、利川、通道、巴东、道真、务川、正安、丰都、秭归、石柱 |
| 2000 | 7.94 | 12.32 | 9.1533 | 慈利、沅陵、泸溪、石门、辰溪、花垣、麻阳、凤凰、永顺、保靖 | 思南、湄潭、绥宁、城步、通道、丰都、正安、道真、务川、石柱 |
| 2012 | 5.25 | 7.68 | 6.18 | 泸溪、凤凰、隆回、花垣、中方、沅陵、洞口、新邵、碧江、麻阳 | 靖州、湄潭、鹤峰、绥宁、五峰、城步、通道、道真、务川、正安 |
Fig. 5 GDP patterns in Wuling Mountain Areas from 2000 to 2012图5 2000-2012年武陵山区GDP格局图 |
Tab. 5 Simulation result of the impact of investment in the fixed assets, employed population and accessibility表5 固定资产投资及从业人员数与通达性的影响模拟 |
| 年份 | Constant | а | β | γ | а+β+γ | R2 | F | Sig. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000年 | GDP | 0.057 | 0.110 | 0.552 | 0.220 | 0.882 | 0.656 | 36.200 | 0.000 |
| 第一产业 | -0.221 | 0.016 | 0.560 | 0.156 | 0.732 | 0.677 | 39.744 | 0.000 | |
| 第二产业 | 0.038 | 0.161 | 0.538 | 0.112 | 0.811 | 0.657 | 36.468 | 0.000 | |
| 第三产业 | -0.126 | 0.313 | 0.456 | 0.342 | 1.111 | 0.496 | 18.701 | 0.000 | |
| 2012年 | GDP | 0.074 | 0.485 | 0.237 | 0.379 | 1.101 | 0.676 | 38.922 | 0.000 |
| 第一产业 | -0.148 | 0.259 | 0.621 | -0.019 | 0.861 | 0.574 | 25.175 | 0.000 | |
| 第二产业 | 0.308 | 0.539 | 0.397 | 0.181 | 1.117 | 0.735 | 51.825 | 0.000 | |
| 第三产业 | 0.142 | 0.831 | -0.254 | 1.180 | 1.757 | 0.661 | 36.421 | 0.000 |
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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