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Commuting in Multi‐Nodal Urban Systems: An Empirical Comparison of Three Alternative Models
Author(s) -
Laan Vogelsang Schalke L. van der, J., R.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.766
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1467-9663
pISSN - 0040-747X
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9663.00037
Subject(s) - explanatory power , order (exchange) , urban structure , econometrics , line (geometry) , economics , explanatory model , computer science , mathematics , urban planning , statistics , engineering , civil engineering , philosophy , geometry , epistemology , finance
This paper analyses whether the basic monocentric model of urban structure and commuting explains actual commuting in Europe, i.e. The Netherlands. As in the USA much wasteful commuting is established. The basic model has a low degree of explanatory power. In order to get more in line with actual commuting, the paper elaborates two alternatives to the basic model. Besides a deconcentrated model, a cross‐traffic model is developed. Particularly the latter is quite successful in explaining actual commuting. The paper pleads for endogenising employment and stresses heterogeneity in labour demand and supply.