A Geographical Study of the relationship between Transportation Infrastructure and Regional Devel opment in the Modern Cities

近代日本城市的发展是在国民政府主导的工业化和引进以西方技术为基础的现代交通系统的基础上发展起来的。铁路、港口、运河等交通系统促成了这些城市的结构变化。名古屋是日本第三大城市，通过东海道线的建成，与东京和大阪等其他大城市相连。考虑到乘客的换乘便利，该地区的主要火车站名古屋站设在市中心以西的郊区。此后，该站作为城际交通的主要始发地和终点发挥了重要作用，吸引了周边各种商业、交通、零售和服务活动。由于物质条件，名古屋附近只有一个小港口。名古屋现代港口的建设计划是为了发展…的工业活动更多的是以出口为导向。名古屋港口建成后，传统工业部门制造的产品出口到世界各地。机械、化工、金属等现代工业部门的生产由于出口功能的改善而加快。随着腹地工业的发展，港口设施的数量也在增加。此外，还建立了连接港口和内陆地区的交通工具，加强了连通性。明治维新前建立的公路网体系逐渐转变为覆盖名古屋及其周边的新公路网。这些道路的基本路线没有改变，但运力在质和量上都有了很大提升。随着这一变化，名古屋的城市发展进一步扩大，其影响已达到乡村地区。汽车、公交车、出租车等的引入促进了这一地区的社会经济变化，名古屋周边城镇加大了产业特色化。随着交通运输系统的发展，形成了一个准大都市区，不仅包括公路，还包括铁路、港口、运河等。较少

Japanese cities in the modern age have developed with the industrialization lead by the national government and the introduction of modern trans portation systems based on the western technology. Transportation systems such as railroad, port, canal etc. contributed to the structural changes of these cities. Nagoya, the third large metropolis in Japan, was connected with other large cities, Tokyo and Osaka, by the completion of Tokaido line. Nagoya station, the main railroad station of this region, was located at the suburb west to the city center considering the transfer convenience of passengers. Afterward, this station has played an important part as the main origin and destination of inter-urban transportation, and has attract ed much kind of business, transportation, retail and service activities around it.Because of the physical condition, there was only a small port near Nagoya. The construction of modem port for Nagoya was planned to devel op the industrial activities that were … More mainly export-oriented. After the completion of Nagoya port, the products manufactured in the traditional industrial sectors have exported to the world. The production in the modern industrial sectors, achinery, chemical, metal, have been accelerated by the improvement of the export function. Port facilities have increased in number with the industrial development of the hinterland. In addition, the transportation means connecting the port with the inland area have been established to strengthen the connectivity.The road network system established before the Meiji Restoration has gradually transformed to the new one that covered Nagoya and its environs. The basic routes of these roads have not changed, but the transportation capacity has greatly upgraded in quality and quantity. With this change, the urban evelopment of Nagoya has expanded further, and its influence has attained to the country area. The introduction of automobile, bus, taxi and so on has contributed to the socio-economic changes of this region, and the cities and towns around Nagoya have increased their industrial special ization. A quasi-metropolitan region has emerged with the development of the transportation system including not only road but also railroad, port, canal and so on. Less