scholarly journals Analysis of Complex Transportation Network and Its Tourism Utilization Potential: A Case Study of Guizhou Expressways

Complexity ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sihong Chen ◽  
Jianchao Xi ◽  
Menghao Liu ◽  
Tao Li
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Structure ◽  
Complex Network ◽  
Transportation Networks ◽  
Transportation Network ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Scientific Basis ◽  
Complex Network Theory ◽  
Passenger Flow ◽  
Service Areas ◽  
Utilization Potential

Transportation is an example of a typical, open, fluid complex network system. Expressways are one form of complex transportation networks, and expressway service areas serve as infrastructure nodes in the expressway transportation network; hence, their construction has a significant impact on tourism development and utilization. Domestic and foreign studies on complex transportation networks have mostly been conducted from the perspective of railways, air transport, and urban transportation but seldom on expressway transportation networks. This study employed complex network theory, social network analysis, kernel density analysis, and bivariate autocorrelation to characterize the spatial structure of expressway transport networks in terms of geographical centrality. By innovating the coupling of geographical centrality and passenger flow centrality in clustering, the study also quantitatively analyzed the differences between the geographical advantage and actual passenger flow advantage of China’s Guizhou expressway transportation network to analyze the tourism utilization potential of expressway service areas. We found that (1) the geographical centrality of the Guizhou expressway transportation network ranged from −1.28 to 3.33, and its distribution shows a single-core, polyconcentric dispersed spatial structure; (2) the passenger-car flow rate ranged from 15,000 to 3.66 million, and its distribution showed a dual-core, polycentric dispersed structure that is weakly concentric; and (3) there was a positive correlation of 0.22 between the geographical centrality and passenger flow of the Guizhou expressway transportation network, which showed seven cluster types—“high-high,” “moderately high-high,” “low-high,” “moderately low-high,” “high-low,” “moderately high-low,” and “low-low”—for which seven corresponding models of tourism development were proposed. This study broadens the practical application of traffic network complexity research and provides a scientific basis for upgrading and transforming the Guizhou expressway transportation network as well as for developing composite tourism uses for expressway service areas.

scholarly journals What Impact Will the New-Built Metro Bring to the Transportation of Second-Tier Cities? From the Perspective of a Multilayer Complex Network

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang Zhao ◽  
Hongmei Cao ◽  
Tianwei Lu
Keyword(s):  
Complex Network ◽  
Transportation Networks ◽  
Transportation Network ◽  
Urban Transportation ◽  
Statistical Parameters ◽  
Complex Network Theory ◽  
The Road ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Second Tier ◽  
The Impact

AbstractMetro is being developed rapidly in second-tier cities. There is a need to understand the impact it brings as it relates to the planning and management of the whole urban transportation system. In this paper, we applied the multilayer complex network theory to study this problem by contrasting the characteristics of transportation networks before and after the metro is built. We focused on transportation networks in second-tier cities and (1) proposed edge functions of the road subnetwork and rail transit subnetwork with impedance as weight; (2) established an interlayer function based on the transfer behavior to couple the above subnetworks into the multilayer weighted transportation network; and (3) redefined statistical parameters, such as node strength, chessboard coefficient, and average least pass cost. At last, Hohhot, China, a typical second-tier city, was taken as a case study. Calculations show that the new-built metro network in the second-tier city increases convenience and reduces travel cost, whereas, the vulnerability of the whole network increases, and the distribution of key nodes in the road network is reconstructed. For the sustainable development of urban transportation, more attention should be paid to the new-built metro in second-tier cities.

scholarly journals Urban Transit Network Properties Evaluation and Optimization Based on Complex Network Theory

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guo-Ling Jia ◽  
Rong-Guo Ma ◽  
Zhi-Hua Hu
Keyword(s):  
Complex Network ◽  
Network Theory ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Path Length ◽  
Transportation Network ◽  
Average Path Length ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Complex Network Theory ◽  
Public Transportation Network ◽  
Bus Network

Urban public transportation contributes greatly to sustainable urban development. An urban public transportation network is a complex system. It is meaningful for theory and practice to analyze the topological structure of an urban public transportation network and explore the spatial structure of an urban transportation network so as to mitigate and prevent traffic congestion and achieve sustainability. By examining the Xi’an bus network, the degree distribution, average path length, aggregation coefficient, and betweenness centrality of the bus station network were computed using models in complex network theory. The results show that the node degrees of the Xi’an bus network are unevenly distributed and present a polarization diagram with long average path length and high aggregation. A model based on betweenness and its solution method was developed to improve the public transportation network’s sustainability and discuss the possibility of optimizing the sustainability by network analyzing methods.

Application of Complex Network Theory in Computer Network Topology Optimization Research

2014 ◽  
Vol 989-994 ◽  
pp. 4237-4240
Author(s):  
Zhi Kun Wang
Keyword(s):  
Complex Systems ◽  
Complex Networks ◽  
Complex Network ◽  
Network Topology ◽  
Computer Network ◽  
Transportation Network ◽  
Power Grids ◽  
Research Network ◽  
Complex Network Theory ◽  
New Research

If we apply the system internal elements as nodes, and the relationship between the elements as connection, then the system form a network. If we put emphasis on the structure of the system and analyze the function of the system from the angle of structure, we’ll find that real network topology properties differ from previous research network, and has numerous nodes, which is called complex networks. In the real word, many complex systems can be basically described by the network, while the reality is that complex systems can be called as “complex network”, such as social network, transportation network, power grids and internet etc. In recent years, many articles about the complex networks are released in the international first-class publications such as Nature, PRL, PNAS, which reflects that the complex networks has become a new research focus.

scholarly journals Analysis of Transportation Network Vulnerability and Resilience within an Urban Agglomeration: Case Study of the Greater Bay Area, China

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (18) ◽  
pp. 7410
Author(s):  
Mingyu Chen ◽  
Huapu Lu
Keyword(s):  
Natural Hazards ◽  
Network Performance ◽  
Simulation Analysis ◽  
Transportation Networks ◽  
Transportation Network ◽  
Urban Agglomeration ◽  
Complex Network Theory ◽  
Bay Area ◽  
Targeted Attacks

Recently, urban agglomerations have become the main platform of China’s economic development. As one of those, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) has an important strategic position in national blueprints. Its amazing achievement is inseparable from reliable and resilient transportation networks. With the aim of improving the sustainability of the GBA, this paper presents a novel view of vulnerability and resilience of integrated transportation networks within an urban agglomeration. According to complex network theory, the integrated transportation network model of the GBA was established. Various scenarios were considered to improve the overall level of defensive ability, including random failures, targeted attacks and natural hazards. Vulnerability and resilience assessment models were developed to investigate the influences on the whole network. Finally, a simulation analysis was conducted on the GBA to examine the variations in network performance when faced with different attack scenarios. The results indicate that the transportation network of the GBA is more vulnerable and has less resilience to targeted attacks, while natural hazards had little influence on the performance, to a certain extent. Moreover, the betweenness recovery strategy seemed to be the best choice for every attack scenario.

Complexity Analysis of Public Transportation Network in Zhangjiagang City Using Complex Network Theory

2012 ◽  
Vol 546-547 ◽  
pp. 1211-1216
Author(s):  
Yong Wang ◽  
Ta Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Complex Network ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Path Length ◽  
Complexity Analysis ◽  
Transportation Network ◽  
Average Path Length ◽  
Clustering Coefficient ◽  
Power Law Distribution ◽  
Complex Network Theory ◽  
Public Transportation Network

Public transportation network has been proven that it can be simulated as a complex network. In this paper, a bus transport system of Zhangjiagang city is considered. Network degree distribution, average path length, and clustering coefficient are utilized as criteria to analyze as the complexity of the network. Experimental results show that the network which is in line with power-law distribution has a smaller average path length and a large clustering coefficient. It also indicates that, the networks of Zhangjiagang public bus system are not a small-world network with scale-free property.

scholarly journals Grade Setting of a Timber Logistics Center Based on a Complex Network: A Case Study of 47 Timber Trading Markets in China

Information ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 107
Author(s):  
Liang Xue ◽  
Xin Huang ◽  
Yuchun Wu ◽  
Xingchen Yan ◽  
Yan Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Complex Network ◽  
Transportation Network ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Logistics System ◽  
Logistics Center ◽  
Complex Network Theory ◽  
Network Characteristics ◽  
Transportation Capacity ◽  
Forested Areas ◽  
Set Up

The location and grade setting of a timber logistics center is an important link in the optimization of the timber logistics system, the rationality of which can effectively improve the efficiency of the timber logistics supply chain. There is a long distance between the main forested areas in China, and more than 55% of the timber demand depends on imports. Research and practice of systematically planning timber logistics centers in the whole country have not been well carried out, which reduces the efficiency of timber logistics. In this paper, 47 timber trading markets with a certain scale in China are selected as the basis for logistics center selection. Based on their transportation network relationship and the number of enterprises in the market, combined with the complex network theory and data analysis method, the network characteristics of three different transportation networks are measured. After determining the transportation capacity indicator, the logistics capacity coefficient is measured based on the freight volume of each node. Then, the important nodes are identified, and each node is graded to systematically set up the timber logistics center.

scholarly journals A Novel Algorithm of Identification Theory of Complex Network for Public Transportation Network Cascading Failure

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 236-247
Author(s):  
Xu Xu
Keyword(s):  
Complex Network ◽  
Network Theory ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Transportation Network ◽  
Network Evolution ◽  
Cascading Failure ◽  
Complex Network Theory ◽  
Node Importance ◽  
Public Transportation Network ◽  
Bus Network

With the development of complex network theory and the gradual application of the traffic field, the problem of cascading failure has caused great attention of researchers. This paper tries to propose a new method based on complex network theory to measure the importance of nodes in the network. Based on complex network theory, this paper first discusses the network evolution mechanism of three main contents, define the importance of nodes in the network, and the design of the network center and the evaluation of the importance of node algorithm. In the end, a critical section identification method considering the failure probability and the failure consequence is designed, and the method for calculating the node importance based on the cascading failure is proposed. Using complex network theory, a quantitative assessment of the center of public transportation network and node importance model is designed. The bus network center, for the study of node importance analysis of bus network survivability has important significance. Help guide the optimization of public transport network service. Improve transport capacity of public transportation system.

scholarly journals Identifying Key Bus Stations Based on Complex Network Theory considering the Hybrid Influence and Passenger Flow: A Case Study of Beijing, China

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Jianlin Jia ◽  
Yanyan Chen ◽  
Ning Chen ◽  
Hui Yao ◽  
Yongxing Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Complex Network ◽  
Shortest Paths ◽  
Response Speed ◽  
New Method ◽  
Transfer Lines ◽  
Complex Network Theory ◽  
Passenger Flow ◽  
Network Methods ◽  
Bus Network ◽  
Beijing China

In the bus network, key bus station failure can interrupt transfer lines, which leads to the low effectiveness of the whole network, especially during peak hours. Thus, identifying key stations in the bus network before the emergency occurs has a great significance to improve the response speed. In this paper, we proposed a new method considering station hybrid influence and passenger flow to identify key stations in the whole bus network. This method aims to measure the influence of bus stations while combining the topological structure of the bus network and dynamic bus stations passenger flow. The influence of bus stations was calculated based on the local structure of the network, which refines from finding the shortest paths with high computational complexity. To evaluate the performance of the method, we used the efficiency of the network and vehicle average speed at the station to examine the accuracy. The results show that the new method can rank the influence of bus stations more accurately and more efficiently than other complex network methods such as degree, H-index, and betweenness. On this basis, the key stations of the bus network of Beijing in China are identified out and the distribution characteristics of the key bus stations are analyzed.

scholarly journals Recent Progress about Flight Delay under Complex Network

Complexity ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Tang Zhixing ◽  
Huang Shan ◽  
Han Songchen
Keyword(s):  
Complex Network ◽  
Recent Progress ◽  
Model Building ◽  
Prediction Models ◽  
Transportation Network ◽  
Network Models ◽  
Air Transportation ◽  
Traffic Information ◽  
Complex Network Theory ◽  
Flight Delay

Flight delay is one of the most challenging threats to operation of air transportation network system. Complex network was introduced into research studies on flight delays due to its low complexity, high flexibility in model building, and accurate explanation about real world. We surveyed recent progress about flight delay which makes extensive use of complex network theory in this paper. We scanned analyses on static network and temporal evolution, together with identification about topologically important nodes/edges. And, we made a clarification about relations among robustness, vulnerability, and resilience in air transportation networks. Then, we investigated studies on causal relations, propagation modellings, and best spreaders identifications in flight delay. Ultimately, future improvements are summarized in fourfold. (1) Under Complex Network, flight operation relevant subsystems or sublayers are discarded by the majority of available network models. Hierarchical modelling approaches may be able to improve this and provide more capable network models for flight delay. (2) Traffic information is the key to narrow the gap between topology and functionality in current situations. Flight schedule and flight plan could be employed to detect flight delay causalities and model flight delay propagations more accurately. Real flight data may be utilized to validate and revise the detection and prediction models. (3) It is of great importance to explore how to predict flight delay propagations and identify best spreaders at a low cost of calculation complexity. This may be achieved by analyzing flight delay in frequency domain instead of time domain. (4) Summation of most critical nodes/edges may not be the most crucial group to network resilience or flight delay propagations. Effective algorithm for most influential sequence is to be developed.

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