| Author: | Fang, Weixuan |
| Title: | Optimization of land use patterns in small cities based on commuting behaviour research : a case study of Yangzhong, China |
| Advisors: | Wong, S. W. Ivy (BRE) |
| Degree: | M.Sc. |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Subject: | Hong Kong Polytechnic University -- Dissertations Commuting Choice of transportation Land use Land use -- China -- Case studies |
| Department: | Faculty of Construction and Environment |
| Pages: | ix, 77 pages : color illustrations |
| Language: | English |
| Abstract: | The aim of this dissertation is to discuss the commuting characteristics of residents in a small city in China and then to explore ways to optimize the land use structure to improve both the commuting behaviour and the level of city-industry integration, thus providing theoretical support for the optimization of city-industry integration in the research area of commuting behaviour. The data of the survey were based on a science and technology project, "Multi-angle Analysis of Land Intensive Use—take Yangzhong City as an example," from the Land and Resources Bureau in Jiangsu Province. Other basic and necessary data was collected by questionnaires and field surveys. Basic descriptive analysis and spatial analysis were both conducted in detail. Path analysis of ArcGIS was used to measure commuting distance and a commuting traffic flow matrix was built. Buffer analysis of ArcGIS was used to study commuting space characteristics. Then, a comparison between the land use map and the buffer analysis of commuting distance was made. A linear regression equation was established to analyse which of the socio-economic factors impact commuting distance. Some study results were found after that: Small vehicles were the main type of commuting ways in small cities. Commuting behaviour mainly occurred during rush hours. With the development of urbanization and industrialization, the number of short-distance commuting increased. The findings indicate that in those areas where urbanization and industrialization developed rapidly, the agglomeration of short-distance commuting is shaped more like a "concentric circle", and its cohesive force is stronger. The agglomeration structure driven by industrialization has a "strip-shaped" trend, which is closely related to the regional industrial distribution structure and is also related to the expansion and integration caused by urbanization and industrialization. Short-distance commuting agglomeration areas will change from "dual-core" to "single-core" structures with the improvement of the urbanization level. In view of the above problems, few measurements are also provided in the end. |
| Rights: | All rights reserved |
| Access: | restricted access |
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