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Associations between the built environment and travel to higher-order centers in Chinese rural areas

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  • Huang, Xiaoyan
  • Xia, Yifan
  • Yin, Chun

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Encouraging travel to higher-order centers is important for enhancing the quality of life of rural residents and promoting rural development. Although the literature shows that the built environment influences travel behavior, few studies have explored the relationship between the built environment and the frequency of travel to higher-order centers, particularly in rural contexts. Even less attention has been given to the synergetic effects that occur across built environment elements and county heterogeneity. Using data from 659 respondents in three Chinese counties collected between 2019 and 2020, we applied multilevel ordered logistic models to explore the associations between the rural built environment and travel frequency to higher-order centers (including townships, counties, and city centers). The results show that rural residents' travel frequency to higher-order centers decreases with increasing distance from such centers. The relationships between built environment elements and travel frequency to higher-order centers differ according to the level of such centers. Moreover, built environment elements exert synergetic impacts on travel frequency to higher-order centers. The association of the built environment with travel frequency to higher-order centers is moderated by the developmental levels of counties. These findings suggest that interventions in the rural built environment are important for ensuring the enhancement of rural resident travel behavior and access to better services, which, in turn, benefits rural revitalization.

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  • Huang, Xiaoyan & Xia, Yifan & Yin, Chun, 2024. "Associations between the built environment and travel to higher-order centers in Chinese rural areas," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 119(C).
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:jotrge:v:119:y:2024:i:c:s0966692324001650
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2024.103956
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