Commuting to the Centre in Different Urban Structures

Ville Helminen, Hannu Rita, Mika Ristimäki and Panu Kontio
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Ville Helminen: Finnish Environment Institute, PO Box 140, FIN-00251 Helsinki, Finland
Hannu Rita: Department of Forest Resource Management, PO Box 27, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
Panu Kontio: Finnish Environment Institute, PO Box 140, FIN-00251 Helsinki, Finland

Environment and Planning B, 2012, vol. 39, issue 2, 247-261

Abstract: Density gradients have been a common approach when estimating decentralisation processes with monocentric models. In this study the gradient approach is applied to measure the traditional pattern of commuting to the centre from surrounding areas. Availability of empirical origin–destination data on commuting enables comparisons between increasing numbers of different urban areas. Empirical data on commuting patterns in nine cities from Finland and the United Kingdom are used. In the model the probability of commuting depends on the distance to the centre. The result is the parameterisation of the distance-decay curve of commuting. The estimated parameter values enable identification of different urban structures.

Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1068/b36004

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