Examining Cross-city Travel Behaviour and its Associated Spatial Structure Using Dockless Bike-sharing Data

IF 2 4区社会学 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy Pub Date : 2025-04-29 DOI:10.1007/s12061-025-09654-6

Yongping Zhang, Wenyan Fu, Mengqiu Cao, Hui Kong

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Abstract

Bike-sharing provides a convenient means of transport for short-trip travellers and is considered an efficient way to solve the first-and-last-mile problem. However, existing studies have paid little attention to cross-city travel in the bike-sharing context, or to its potential to reveal the spatial structure of cities. This paper considers two types of cross-city travel behaviour: the first involves a traveller taking a single trip from one city to another (Type I); and the second refers to a traveller making two consecutive trips in two cities, suggesting that a cross-city trip between these two cities has occurred (Type II). Using dockless bike-sharing big data from Zhejiang Province (China), we adopt a network-based approach to examining cross-city travel behaviour and its associated spatial structure. Our results show that it is less common for cyclists to undertake cross-city travel than to only travel within a single city, and that it is more difficult to travel across prefecture-level cities in comparison to county-level cities. Spatial structure varies greatly between different city levels and for different types of cross-city journeys. The county-level cross-city patterns identified 10 spatial communities, some of which show inconsistencies between their community-based and administrative boundaries. This study could help to advance our understanding of the characteristics of cross-city travel behaviour and its associated spatial structure. It also provides some useful implications for policy-making and practical operations.

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基于无桩共享单车数据的跨城市出行行为及其相关空间结构研究

共享单车为短途旅行者提供了一种便捷的交通工具，被认为是解决第一英里和最后一英里问题的有效方法。然而，现有的研究很少关注共享单车背景下的跨城市出行，也很少关注其揭示城市空间结构的潜力。本文考虑了两种类型的跨城市旅行行为：第一种是旅行者从一个城市到另一个城市的单程旅行（类型I）；第二种是指旅行者在两个城市连续两次出行，表明这两个城市之间发生了跨城市出行（类型II）。我们使用来自中国浙江省的无桩共享单车大数据，采用基于网络的方法来研究跨城市出行行为及其相关的空间结构。我们的研究结果表明，骑自行车的人进行跨城市旅行的情况比只在一个城市内旅行的情况要少，而且与县级城市相比，跨地级市旅行要困难得多。不同城市级别和不同类型的跨城市旅行的空间结构差异很大。县域跨城市格局确定了10个空间社区，其中部分社区在社区边界和行政边界之间存在不一致性。该研究有助于进一步认识城市跨城市出行行为特征及其相关空间结构。它还为决策和实际行动提供了一些有益的启示。

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期刊介绍： Description The journal has an applied focus: it actively promotes the importance of geographical research in real world settings It is policy-relevant: it seeks both a readership and contributions from practitioners as well as academics The substantive foundation is spatial analysis: the use of quantitative techniques to identify patterns and processes within geographic environments The combination of these points, which are fully reflected in the naming of the journal, establishes a unique position in the marketplace. RationaleA geographical perspective has always been crucial to the understanding of the social and physical organisation of the world around us. The techniques of spatial analysis provide a powerful means for the assembly and interpretation of evidence, and thus to address critical questions about issues such as crime and deprivation, immigration and demographic restructuring, retailing activity and employment change, resource management and environmental improvement. Many of these issues are equally important to academic research as they are to policy makers and Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy aims to close the gap between these two perspectives by providing a forum for discussion of applied research in a range of different contexts Topical and interdisciplinaryIncreasingly government organisations, administrative agencies and private businesses are requiring research to support their ‘evidence-based’ strategies or policies. Geographical location is critical in much of this work which extends across a wide range of disciplines including demography, actuarial sciences, statistics, public sector planning, business planning, economics, epidemiology, sociology, social policy, health research, environmental management. FocusApplied Spatial Analysis and Policy will draw on applied research from diverse problem domains, such as transport, policing, education, health, environment and leisure, in different international contexts. The journal will therefore provide insights into the variations in phenomena that exist across space, it will provide evidence for comparative policy analysis between domains and between locations, and stimulate ideas about the translation of spatial analysis methods and techniques across varied policy contexts. It is essential to know how to measure, monitor and understand spatial distributions, many of which have implications for those with responsibility to plan and enhance the society and the environment in which we all exist. Readership and Editorial BoardAs a journal focused on applications of methods of spatial analysis, Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy will be of interest to scholars and students in a wide range of academic fields, to practitioners in government and administrative agencies and to consultants in private sector organisations. The Editorial Board reflects the international and multidisciplinary nature of the journal.