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Coupling Analysis of the Road-Network Spatiotemporal Distribution and the Economy in B&R Countries Based on GIS

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  • Yao Tong

    (College of Science, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China)

  • Cui Zhou

    (College of Science, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China)

  • Jingying Lin

    (College of Science, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China)

  • Chengkai Tan

    (College of Science, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China)

  • Wenjian Tang

    (College of Science, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China)

Abstract

The Belt and Road (B&R) is a new strategy and measure for China to extend its opening up. To explore the influence of the spatiotemporal distribution of the national road network along the B&R on economic growth, this paper adopts the subjective and objective integrated weighting method to build a regional economic evaluation model, a transportation network evaluation model, and an economy–transportation coupling coordination degree model (E-T model). We also quantitatively analyze and evaluate the coordinated development of the economy and transportation in the countries along the B&R. Our results show that: (1) There are some differences in the comprehensive scores of economic level and transportation network in different countries, and the B&R has promoted the general economic and transportation level of various countries. (2) Approximately 84% of the countries have not reached a good coordination level, and the regional differences are significant, which indicates that the overall economic and transportation coupling coordination needs to be improved. (3) In recent years, driven by the B&R, the coupling coordination of approximately 30% of the countries has improved significantly. Therefore, the B&R not only has a positive impact on the economy and transportation of countries along the belt but also plays an important role in coordinating the economic and transportation development of countries, which is of great strategic significance.

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  • Yao Tong & Cui Zhou & Jingying Lin & Chengkai Tan & Wenjian Tang, 2022. "Coupling Analysis of the Road-Network Spatiotemporal Distribution and the Economy in B&R Countries Based on GIS," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(14), pages 1-13, July.
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