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An Accessibility Analysis of the Impact of the M25 London Orbital Motorway on Britain

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B. J. Linneker
N. A. Spence
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LINNEKER B. J. and SPENCE N. A. (1992) An accessibility analysis of the impact of the M25 London Orbital Motorway on Britain, Reg. Studies 26, 31--47. The M25 London Orbital Motorway seems certain to have affected the general levels of accessibility in Britain. The scale and nature of these accessibility changes are however much less clear and the aims of the paper are to attempt to specify them. The methodology involves calibration of market potential measures in both a with-road and a without-road case using exogenously determined route minimization between regional zones. Time, distance and cost impedance functions are calculated for both HGVs and cars. The results point to significant accessibility changes but not always in the direction anticipated. Much depends on the nature of the impedance function, the mode of travel and location of the impact. LINNEKER B. J. et SPENCE N. A. (1992) Une analyse d'accessibilté de l'impact de l'autoroute périphérique M25 de Londres sur la Grande-Bretagne, Reg. Studies 26, 31--47. II va sans dire que l'autoroute périphérique M25 de Londres a influé sur les niveaux généraux d'accessibilité en Grande-Bretagne. Toujours est-il que moins évidentes sont l'im-portance et la nature de cette évolution. Cet article cherche alors à les préciser. La méthodologie comprend le calibrage des différents modes d'evaluation du marché potentiel dans deux situations, à savoir avec et sans autoroute, à partir de la minimisation des trajets interrégionaux, déterminée de façon exogène. Le temps, la distance et le prix du parcours, en tant que contraintes, sont calculés pour les poids lourds et les automobiles. Les régsultats laissent voir des modifications non-négligeables de l'accessibilité qui sont quelque-fois opposé aux attentes. Beaucoup dépend de la nature des contraintes, du moyen de transport et de la localisation de l'impact. LINNEKER B. J. und SPENCE N. A. (1992) und Eine Zugänglichkeitsanalyse der Wirkung der Londoner Auto-umgehungsstrasse M25 auf Grossbritannien, Reg. Studies 26, 31--47. Es scheint sicher, dass die Londoner Autoumge-hungsstrasse M25 den allgemeinen Grad der Zugänglich-keit in Grossbritannien beeinträchtigt hat. Umfang und Natur dieses Wandels der Zugänglichkeit jedoch sind weniger genau erforscht, und dieser Aufsatz hat sich den Versuch zum Ziel gesetzt, sie genau zu bestimmen. Die Methodik erfordert die Festsetzung der Grössenordnung des Marktpotentials im Falle der Strassenbenutzung und ohne, wobei eine von aussen auferlegte Minimalisierung des Weges von einer Regionalzone zur anderen zu Grunde gelegt wird. Die Funktionen der scheinbaren Behinderungen Zeit, Entfernung und Kosten werden sowohl für Wagen als auch für schwere Gütertransporte berechnet. Die Ergebnisse weisen auf bedeutende, jedoch nicht immer in der zu erwartenden Richtung auftretende Veränderungen der Zugänglichkeit hin. Sie hängen stark von der Art der Störungsfunktion, der Verkehrsweise und dem Standort der Auswirkung ab.

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Volume (Year): 26 (1992)
Issue (Month): 1 (January)
Pages: 31-47
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Keywords: Motorways (M25); Accessibility; Market potential; London; Impedance functions; Autoroute M25; Marché potentiel; Accessibilité; Londres; Contraintes; Autobahnen (M25); Zugänglichkeit; Marktpotential; London; Störungsfunktionen;

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  1. G H Pirie, 1979. "Measuring accessibility: a review and proposal," Environment and Planning A, Pion Ltd, London, vol. 11(3), pages 299-312, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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