Measuring the long-distance accessibility of Italian cities

Paolo Beria, Andrea Debernardi and Emanuele Ferrara

Journal of Transport Geography, 2017, vol. 62, issue C, 66-79

Abstract: Long-distance accessibility is a crucial element for economic development and for territorial cohesion. To be revealing, however, a measure of accessibility must not only consider the distance or travel time of a single mode, but should include the fares, the frequency and the interchanges of all available modes.

Keywords: Potential accessibility; Rail; Air; Coach; Remote regions; Transport model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L92 O18 R42 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2017.05.006

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