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Spatial Heterogeneity of Urban Road Network Fractal Characteristics and Influencing Factors

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  • Yang Yang

    (Graduate School of Medicine, Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Nagano 380-8553, Japan)

  • Baibai Fu

    (School of Architecture and Urban and Rural Planning, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, China)

Abstract

Fractal geometry has provided a new perspective for urban road network morphology research. This study systematically verifies and analyzes the spatial heterogeneity of fractal characteristics and influencing factors of urban road networks using spatial analysis. Here, Tokyo Metropolis was selected as a case, and the fractal dimensions of road networks were calculated. To determine the spatial heterogeneity in the relationship between fractal dimensions and influencing factors, we examined the spatial distribution characteristics of fractal dimensions using spatial autocorrelation analysis, selected population, build-up area density, and road network density as the explanatory variables, and established the global regression model and local regression model using ordinary least squares (OLS) and geographically weighted regression (GWR), respectively. The results indicated that the spatial distribution of fractal dimensions of the urban road network exhibited an obvious tendency toward geographical dependency. Considering the spatial heterogeneity in the relationship between the fractal characteristics of the road network and the influencing factors not only improves the reliability of analysis but also helps planners and decision-makers grasp the morphological characteristics of the urban road network and estimate the evolution of the road network, thereby promoting the development of urban road networks in a more orderly, efficient, and sustainable direction.

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  • Yang Yang & Baibai Fu, 2023. "Spatial Heterogeneity of Urban Road Network Fractal Characteristics and Influencing Factors," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(16), pages 1-16, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:16:p:12141-:d:1213105
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