Commuting in Belgian Metropolitan Areas: The Power of the Alonso-Muth Model

In order to understand patterns of urban commuter flows, insight is required into urban spatial structure (and vice versa). The present contribution first provides a concise overview of the theoretical perspectives from which economists and geographers approach commuting issues. Subsequently, the focus shifts to the classical spatial-economic urban models and how they explain commuter movements. We conduct a number of cluster analyses from which we are able to derive a commuting typology of city region areas. We conclude that distance (which also comprises journey time and proximity of traffic infrastructure), housing characteristics, housing environment, and income continue to play key roles in commuting patterns in the metropolitan areas under consideration.

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  https://www.jtlu.org/index.php/jtlu/article/view/19/80
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• Authors:
  • Verhetsel, Ann
  • Thomas, Isabelle
  • Beelen, Marjan
• Publication Date: 2010

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 109-131
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transport and Land Use
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
  • ISSN: 1938-7849
  • Serial URL: https://www.jtlu.org/index.php/jtlu
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile drivers; Cluster analysis; Commuters; Commuting; Housing; Traffic flow; Travel behavior; Travel time; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Interconnectivity; Transportation infrastructure
• Geographic Terms: Belgium
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Society; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01154534
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 14 2010 7:14AM