SOME EMPIRICAL FINDINGS ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL DENSITY AND ACCESSIBILITY TO JOB OPPORTUNITIES

The paper confirms, in the manner of investigations in other Australian cities, a strong statistical relationship between overall population density and accessibility to job locations. An empirical analysis of Brisbane data additionally shows that: (a) model does not explain the existence of satellite urban centres in the Brisbane region; (b) one can have very little confidence in the statistical power of the model's prediction, even if it is assumed that the model describes an underlying causal relationship; (c) the regression coefficients which are the parameters of the model may not be time stable; (d) no such similar relationship exists between net residential density and job accessibility; and (e) the observed statistical relationship may only describe a stage in the development of the city, rather than explain a causal relationship between job accessibility and overall density. /Author/TRRL/

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  Melbourne, Victoria  Australia 
• Authors:
  • BEGGS, J J
• Conference:
  • Australian Road Research Board Conference Proc
• Publication Date: 1976

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 7-15
• Serial:
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Business districts; Conferences; Detectors; Empirical methods; Job opportunities; Location; Mathematical models; Population; Residential areas; Statistical analysis; Travel time; Trip length; Urban areas; Urban development; Work trips
• Old TRIS Terms: Detecting devices
• ITRD Terms: 9139: Accessibility; 302: Business district; 8525: Conference; 697: Journey time; 621: Journey to work; 9061: Location; 6473: Mathematical model; 307: Residential area; 313: Urban area; 374: Urban development
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Society; I71: Traffic Theory;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00164203
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: May 18 1978 12:00AM