IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/bla/growch/v52y2021i4p2124-2148.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Spatial network analysis as a tool for measuring change in accessibility over time: Limits of transport investment as a driver for UK regional development

Author

Listed:
  • Md. Anwar Hossain
  • Crispin H. V. Cooper

Abstract

This paper develops spatial network metrics that contribute to analysis of regional development. We use the sDNA software to derive longitudinal road network density and efficiency measures based on the network within a 1‐hr travel time buffer. We estimate this travel time itself from network shape and show it to be comparable to Google Maps travel time data. Economic analysis of 374 Local Administrative Units in the UK mainland shows cross‐sectional association between our network density and efficiency measures and Gross Value Added per capita (GVApc), whether measured in bivariate correlation or in multiple regression controlling for population, education, economic activity rate and rail stations. This is however both mediated and moderated by the proportion of knowledge‐based businesses; regions lacking a strong knowledge‐based sector show only weak correspondence between GVApc and accessibility. Looking at change over time, increase in network accessibility is linked to growth in the knowledge‐based sector, but inversely linked to economic performance during the 8‐year period studied, a finding which remains unexplained. Although further substantiation is needed, results suggest that the policy of transport investment as a driver of UK economic growth may be less effective in areas lacking potential to develop a strong knowledge‐based sector.

Suggested Citation

  • Md. Anwar Hossain & Crispin H. V. Cooper, 2021. "Spatial network analysis as a tool for measuring change in accessibility over time: Limits of transport investment as a driver for UK regional development," Growth and Change, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 52(4), pages 2124-2148, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:growch:v:52:y:2021:i:4:p:2124-2148
    DOI: 10.1111/grow.12512
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/grow.12512
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1111/grow.12512?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Daniel J. Graham & Patricia S. Melo & Piyapong Jiwattanakulpaisarn & Robert B. Noland, 2010. "Testing For Causality Between Productivity And Agglomeration Economies," Journal of Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 50(5), pages 935-951, December.
    2. Robert Dur & Max van Lent, 2019. "Socially Useless Jobs," Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 58(1), pages 3-16, January.
    3. Maureen Kilkenny, 1995. "Transport Costs and Rural Development," Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) Publications (archive only) 95-wp133, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University.
    4. Masahisa Fujita & Paul Krugman & Anthony J. Venables, 2001. "The Spatial Economy: Cities, Regions, and International Trade," MIT Press Books, The MIT Press, edition 1, volume 1, number 0262561476, December.
    5. Niloy Bose & M. Emranul Haque, 2005. "Causality Between Public Investment In Transport And Communication And Economic Growth," Journal of Economic Development, Chung-Ang Unviersity, Department of Economics, vol. 30(1), pages 95-106, June.
    6. Baker, Douglas & Merkert, Rico & Kamruzzaman, Md., 2015. "Regional aviation and economic growth: cointegration and causality analysis in Australia," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 43(C), pages 140-150.
    7. Douglas, Paul H, 1976. "The Cobb-Douglas Production Function Once Again: Its History, Its Testing, and Some New Empirical Values," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 84(5), pages 903-915, October.
    8. Kilkenny, Maureen, 1998. "Transport Costs, the New Economic Geography, and Rural Development," Staff General Research Papers Archive 1201, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
    9. Nava Ashraf & Oriana Bandiera, 2017. "Altruistic Capital," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 107(5), pages 70-75, May.
    10. William Alonso, 1967. "A Reformulation Of Classical Location Theory And Its Relation To Rent Theory," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 19(1), pages 23-44, January.
    11. Robert Pollin & James Heintz & Heidi Garrett-Peltier, 2009. "How Infrastructure Investments Support the U.S. Economy," Published Studies peri_infrastructure_inves, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
    12. Duran-Fernandez, Roberto & Santos, Georgina, 2014. "A regional model of road accessibility in Mexico: Accessibility surfaces and robustness analysis," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 46(C), pages 55-69.
    13. Adelheid Holl, 2004. "Transport Infrastructure, Agglomeration Economies, and Firm Birth: Empirical Evidence from Portugal," Journal of Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 44(4), pages 693-712, November.
    14. de Bok, Michael & van Oort, Frank, 2011. "Agglomeration economies, accessibility, and the spatial choice behavior of relocating firms," The Journal of Transport and Land Use, Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota, vol. 4(1), pages 5-24.
    15. David Banister, 2012. "Transport and economic development: reviewing the evidence," Transport Reviews, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(1), pages 1-2, January.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Zhou, You & Zhang, Lingzhu & JF Chiaradia, Alain, 2022. "Estimating wider economic impacts of transport infrastructure Investment: Evidence from accessibility disparity in Hong Kong," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 162(C), pages 220-235.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Holl, Adelheid, 2016. "Highways and productivity in manufacturing firms," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 93(C), pages 131-151.
    2. Mullen, Caroline & Marsden, Greg, 2015. "Transport, economic competitiveness and competition: A city perspective," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 49(C), pages 1-8.
    3. Andrew K. Copus & Mats Johansson & Ronald W. McQuaid, 2007. "One Size Fits All? Regional Differentiation and Rural Development Policy Un moule unique? Différenciation régionale et politiques de développement rural Sind alle Regionen gleich? Regionalen Differenz," EuroChoices, The Agricultural Economics Society, vol. 6(3), pages 13-21, December.
    4. Nur Amira Zainul Armir & Sarani Zakaria & Rawshan Ara Begum & Noratiqah Mohd Ariff & Norshamliza Chamhuri & Jalaluddin Harun & Noorlaila Mohd Talib & Mohd Amin Kadir, 2022. "Factors affecting industrial localization of timber mills in Peninsular Malaysia by econometric and spatial analysis," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 24(6), pages 7833-7850, June.
    5. Donati Michele & Bodini Antonio & Wilkinson Adam & Veneziani Mario & Antonioli Federico & Arfini Filippo & Amilien Virginie & Knutsen Steinnes Kamilla & Csillag Peter & Török Áron & Ferrer-Pérez Hugo , 2021. "Economic Spill-Over of Food Quality Schemes on Their Territory," Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization, De Gruyter, vol. 19(2), pages 95-111, December.
    6. Karine Daniel, 2003. "Concentration et spécialisation : quel schéma pour l’agriculture communautaire ?," Économie et Prévision, Programme National Persée, vol. 158(2), pages 105-120.
    7. Mark Partridge & Dan Rickman, 2010. "Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Modelling for Regional Economic Development Analysis," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 44(10), pages 1311-1328.
    8. Kim, Hyungtai & Ahn, Sanghoon & Ulfarsson, Gudmundur F., 2018. "Transportation infrastructure investment and the location of new manufacturing around South Korea's West Coast Expressway," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 66(C), pages 146-154.
    9. Francis Aubert & Bertrand Schmitt, 2008. "Mécanismes économiques à l’œuvre dans les espaces ruraux, conceptions du rural et logiques de l’intervention publique," Post-Print halshs-01485712, HAL.
    10. Jean-Marc Callois, 2006. "Quality labels and rural development : a new economic geography approach," Post-Print hal-01201116, HAL.
    11. Lu, Haiyan & Zhao, Pengjun & Hu, Haoyu & Zeng, Liangen & Wu, Kai Sheng & Lv, Di, 2022. "Transport infrastructure and urban-rural income disparity: A municipal-level analysis in China," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 99(C).
    12. Nathaniel Dede-Bamfo & T. Edwin Chow & Chikodinaka Vanessa Ekeanyanwu, 2023. "Local Perspectives on Spatial Accessibility to Market in the Afram Plains, Ghana," International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research (IJAGR), IGI Global, vol. 14(1), pages 1-24, January.
    13. Robson, Edward N. & Wijayaratna, Kasun P. & Dixit, Vinayak V., 2018. "A review of computable general equilibrium models for transport and their applications in appraisal," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 116(C), pages 31-53.
    14. repec:elg:eechap:14395_9 is not listed on IDEAS
    15. Jean-Marc Callois, 2006. "Quality labels and rural development : a new economic geography approach," Cahiers d'Economie et Sociologie Rurales, INRA Department of Economics, vol. 78, pages 31-51.
    16. Bertrand Schmitt & Florence Goffette-Nagot, 2000. "Définir l'espace rural ? De la difficulté d'une définition conceptuelle à la nécessité d'une délimitation statistique," Économie rurale, Programme National Persée, vol. 257(1), pages 42-55.
    17. Elena Cigu & Daniela Tatiana Agheorghiesei & Anca Florentina Gavriluță (Vatamanu) & Elena Toader, 2018. "Transport Infrastructure Development, Public Performance and Long-Run Economic Growth: A Case Study for the Eu-28 Countries," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(1), pages 1-22, December.
    18. Schmitt, Bertrand & Henry, Mark S., 2000. "Size and growth of urban centers in French labor market areas: consequences for rural population and employment," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 30(1), pages 1-21, January.
    19. Yves Léon & . Agricultural Economics Society, 2003. "The evolving role of agricultural economists in policy-related research in the rural economy," Post-Print hal-01931645, HAL.
    20. Marco Baudino, 2021. "Rural-to-urban migration in developing economies: characterizing the role of the rural labor supply in the process of urban agglomeration and city growth," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 66(3), pages 533-556, June.
    21. White, Eric M. & Carver, Andrew D., 2004. "Modeling timber mill procurement influence effects on interstate sawlog exportation," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 6(6), pages 529-537, October.

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:bla:growch:v:52:y:2021:i:4:p:2124-2148. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Wiley Content Delivery (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0017-4815 .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.