Short trips and central places: The home-school distances in the Flemish primary education system (Belgium)
Short trips and central places: The home-school distances in the Flemish primary education system (Belgium)
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DOI：
10.1016/j.apgeog.2014.06.025
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发表时间：
2014-09-01
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4.9
通讯作者：
Witlox, Frank
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作者：
Boussauw, Kobe;van Meeteren, Michiel;Witlox, Frank
本文研究了比利时北部家庭到学校的旅行长度受学校地点空间分布影响的程度，以及根据中心地理论的命题，这种分布在多大程度上发挥了当代作用。此外，从可持续交通的角度来看，评估小学网络的密度是否支持基于短距离的日常城市系统。结果表明，整个系统的密度满足非机动系统的要求，而分布证实了中心位置机制。大多数学生的居住地距离学校步行或骑车即可到达，同时也有机会通过选择其他学校来进一步缩短这一距离。然而，根据相关住区的结构，学校的可达性差异很大。最后，结果表明，近期学校旅行长度和机动化的增加主要是由非空间因素引起的。 (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. 保留所有权利。
This paper examines the extent to which home-school trip length in northern Belgium is influenced by the spatial distribution of the school sites, and to what extent this distribution contemporarily functions according to propositions of central place theory. Furthermore, from a sustainable mobility perspective, it is evaluated if the primary school network's density supports a daily urban system based on short distances. The results indicate that the overall system's density meets the requirements of a non-motorized system, while the distribution confirms central place mechanisms. The majority of the pupils live within walking or cycling distance from their school, while opportunities exist to further reduce this distance by choosing an alternative school. However, depending on the structure of the concerned settlement, school accessibility varies considerably. Finally, the results suggest that recent increases in school trip length and motorization are mainly caused by non-spatial factors. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.