The built environment and trip chaining behaviour revisited: The joint effects of the modifiable areal unit problem and tour purpose

Liya Yang, Lingqian Hu and Zhenbo Wang
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Liya Yang: Renmin University of China, China
Lingqian Hu: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA
Zhenbo Wang: Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Urban Studies, 2019, vol. 56, issue 4, 795-817

Abstract: Empirical research that examines the built environment and travel behaviour has frequently found inconsistent results, which can be attributed to the modifiable areal unit problem (MAUP) and to different treatments of travel purposes. This study considers these two important issues simultaneously in investigating the association between the built environment and travel behaviour in Beijing, China. Using tours as the analysis unit of travel, this study classifies three tour purposes: subsistence, maintenance and recreation, and identifies seven different spatial units to address the MAUP. Based on data from the 2010 Beijing Comprehensive Travel Survey, this study uses logistic regressions to estimate the primary tour mode and tour complexity. The results identify the ‘ideal’ unit at which the built environment has the greatest association with tours of specific purposes. Such results inform how urban planning and transportation policies can effectively influence travel.

Keywords: Beijing; land use; tour complexity; transportation mode; travel purpose; 北京; 土地利用; è¡Œç¨‹çš„å¤ æ ‚æ€§; 交通方å¼; 出行目的 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1177/0042098017749188

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