The Impacts of Transportation Infrastructure on Sustainable Development: Emerging Trends and Challenges

Luqi Wang, Xiaolong Xue, Zebin Zhao and Zeyu Wang
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Luqi Wang: School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Xiaolong Xue: School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Zebin Zhao: School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Zeyu Wang: School of Management, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China

IJERPH, 2018, vol. 15, issue 6, 1-24

Abstract: Transportation infrastructure has an enormous impact on sustainable development. To identify multiple impacts of transportation infrastructure and show emerging trends and challenges, this paper presents a scientometric review based on 2543 published articles from 2000 to 2017 through co-author, co-occurring and co-citation analysis. In addition, the hierarchy of key concepts was analyzed to show emerging research objects, methods and levels according to the clustering information, which includes title, keyword and abstract. The results expressed by visual graphs compared high-impact authors, collaborative relationships among institutions in developed and developing countries. In addition, representative research issues related to the economy, society and environment were identified such as cost overrun, spatial economy, prioritizing structure, local development and land value. Additionally, two future directions, integrated research of various effects and structure analysis of transportation network, are recommended. The findings of this study provide researchers and practitioners with an in-depth understanding of transportation infrastructure’s impacts on sustainable development by visual expression.

Keywords: transportation infrastructure; sustainable development; scientometric analysis; visual analysis; collaboration network (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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