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Accessibility and Land Use: The Case of Suburban Seattle, 1960-1990

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Kiril Stanilov
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S TANILOV K. (2003) Accessibility and land use: the case of suburban Seattle, 1960-1990, Reg. Studies 37 , 783-794. This paper explores the relationship between land use and accessibility through analysis of changing land use covers in the suburban areas of Greater Seattle over a period of 30 years. Two simple interpretations of accessibility are employed. Relative accessibility is used to investigate changes in suburban growth patterns relative to the distance to the metropolitan central business district while integral accessibility reflects the correlation between the pattern of distribution of land uses and the pattern of the regional transportation network. The first model points to a weakening of the impact of the metropolitan core on the distribution of suburban activities. The second model shows a remarkably strong and consistent relationship between patterns of land use development and accessibility to high-class regional roads providing a strong confirmation of the bid- rent model on the micro scale. S TANILOV K. (2003) L'accessibilité et l'occupation du sol: étude de cas des banlieues de Seattle de 1960 à 1990, Reg. Studies 37 , 783-794. Par moyen d'une analyse de la variation de l'occupation du sol dans les zones de banlieue de l' agglomération de Seattle sur une période de 30 années, cet article cherche à examiner le rapport entre l'occupation du sol et la notion d'accessibilité. On emploie deux interprétations simples de la notion d'accessibilité. On se sert de la notion d'acessibilité relative afin d'examiner la variation de la distribution de la croissance des banlieues en fonction de la distance au noyau commercial métropolitain, alors que la notion d'accessibilité intégrante reflète la corrélation entre la distribution de l'occupation du sol et celle du réseau de transport régional. Le premier modèle indique un affaiblissement de l'impact du noyau métropolitain sur la distribution des activités de banlieue. Le deuxième modèle montre un rapport fort et régulier entre la distribution de l'occupation du sol et l'accessibilité aux routes régionales de qualité, ce qui vient fortement à l'appui du modèle de location à l'échelle microéconomique. S TANILOV K. (2003) Zugänglichkeit und Landnutzung: der Fall der Vororte von Seattle 1960-1990, Reg. Studies 37 , 783-794. Dieser Aufsatz untersucht die Beziehung zwischen Landnutzung und Zugänglichkeit in einem Zeitraum von 30 Jahren mittels einer Analyse der Decken sich wandelnder Landnutzung in den Vorortgebieten von Großseattle. Es wurden zwei einfache Interpretationen von Zugänglichkeit benutzt. Relative Zugänglichkeit diente dazu, Verä nderungen in Wachstumsmustern von Vororten in Bezug auf die Entfernung zum großstädtischen Hauptgeschäftsgebiet zu untersuchen, wä hrend integrale Zugänglichkeit die Korrelation zwischen dem Verteilungsmuster von Landnutzungen und dem Muster des regionalen Verkehrsnetzes widerspiegelt. Das erste Modell weist auf ein Nachlassen der Auswirkung des Großstadtkerns auf die Verteilung der Vorortaktivitäten hin. Das zweite Modell zeigt eine bemerkenswert ausgeprägte und beständige Beziehung zwischen Mustern der Entwicklung der Landnutzung und Zugänglichkeit zu erstklassigen Regionalstraßen auf, und stellt damit eine überzeugende Bestä tigung des Angebots-Mietmodells im Mikromaßstab dar.

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Volume (Year): 37 (2003)
Issue (Month): 8 (November)
Pages: 783-794
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Keywords: Land Use; Accessibility; Gis; Suburbanization; Seattle;

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