Sustainable Development of Urban Metro System: Perspective of Coordination between Supply and Demand

Yinghan Zhu, Liudan Jiao, Yu Zhang, Ya Wu and Xiaosen Huo
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Yinghan Zhu: School of Economics and Management, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing 400074, China
Liudan Jiao: School of Economics and Management, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing 400074, China
Yu Zhang: School of Economics and Management, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing 400074, China
Ya Wu: College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
Xiaosen Huo: School of Economics and Management, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing 400074, China

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 19, 1-24

Abstract: Metro systems are gradually becoming more and more crucial in promoting the economy and society in cities. However, various challenges such as financial resources and the efficiency of utilizing these metro plans bring difficulties for metro construction. Hence, accurately evaluating the urban metro system’s development condition seems significant for the sustainable development of the urban metro system. Therefore, a comprehensive evaluation indicator system of metro development conditions containing 25 indicators from dimensions of demand and supply is established in this study, and a coupling coordination degree model combined with the entropy weight method and Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to an Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) method is proposed to analyze the level of metro development conditions and coupling coordination conditions of 35 cities in China. According to the calculation results, 35 cities are divided into six categories, and radar charts are constructed to promote the sustainable development of the metro system.

Keywords: metro system; indicator system; coupling coordination degree; TOPSIS; demand and supply (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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