Ning Xu, Lei Wang, Haiyue Wang, Ruxian Yun, Zhiyuan Ma
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Varied Effects of High-Speed Rail Network Expansion on Changes in Employed and Resident Populations: A Tale of Two Developed Provinces in China
High-speed rail (HSR) expansion has led to regional restructuring of industrial and population development. However, little is known about how these effects vary across regions with similar development levels. This study considers 132 cities in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, two developed provinces in eastern China, as examples to comparatively examine the effects of HSR on changes in employed and resident populations over the last decade. The HSR network expansion led to a decreasing ratio of the employed population to the resident population in Jiangsu, whereas an opposite trend was observed in Zhejiang. Large cities in Jiangsu reinforced their attractiveness to both employed and resident populations, and small cities are facing population loss. In contrast, small cities in Zhejiang benefited from HSR development, similar to large cities. These results suggest that regional disparity in Jiangsu amplified the siphoning effect of HSR network development, whereas the relatively balanced development in Zhejiang promoted the optimization effect of HSR network development. This study contributes to understanding the varied effects of HSR development and how they relate to the initial spatial structures of different regions.
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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.