Measuring air connectivity between China and Australia
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Article Title | Measuring air connectivity between China and Australia |
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ERA Journal ID | 19644 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Zhu, Zhenran (Author), Zhang, Anming (Author), Zhang, Yahua (Author), Huang, Zhibin (Author) and Xu, Shiteng (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Transport Geography |
Journal Citation | 74, pp. 359-370 |
Number of Pages | 12 |
Year | 2019 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0966-6923 |
1873-1236 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2018.12.017 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096669231830615X |
Abstract | This paper assesses air connectivity between China and Australia for the period 2005–16 using a Connectivity Utility Model. Our direct connectivity measure shows that as a gateway city, Sydney continues to play a key role in facilitating the movements of people and goods between China and Australia. Guangzhou has become the city best connected with Australia since 2011 as measured by direct connectivity. When indirect connections are considered, the largest increases in overall connectivity from 2005 to 2016 can be observed among Australia's major capital cities, particularly Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Chinese carriers are the key drivers behind the increases. There have been rises and falls for airports serving as a hub between China and Australia. Guangzhou has forged its strong status as a transfer hub between Australia and China thanks to the quick expansion of China Southern. The gaps between Guangzhou and other transfer hubs measured by hub connectivity have widened since 2010. |
Keywords | direct connectivity; indirect connectivity; hub connectivity; air transport; China; Australia |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350901. Air transportation and freight services |
380117. Transport economics | |
Public Notes | Submitted version made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
Byline Affiliations | University of British Columbia, Canada |
School of Commerce | |
East China Normal University, China | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q50w0/measuring-air-connectivity-between-china-and-australia
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