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Commuting Distances and Gender: A Spatial Urban Model
Author(s) -
Tkocz Zygmunt,
Kristensen Gustav
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
geographical analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.773
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1538-4632
pISSN - 0016-7363
DOI - 10.1111/j.1538-4632.1994.tb00307.x
Subject(s) - geography , center (category theory) , economic geography , urban structure , regional science , sociology , econometrics , mathematics , urban planning , civil engineering , engineering , crystallography , chemistry
In any urban center the commuting distances are a function of the spatial structure of the center and of the characteristics of the commuters. In this paper theoretical relationships between commuting distances and distances of residences to city centers are derived for monocentric and polycentric cities. These relationships are then linked to the sociological determinants of commuting distances. An econometric model encompassing both spatial structure variables and social variables is constructed and estimated using data for sixteen urban centers. Gender differences are focused upon. The expansion method is used.