Abstract This paper explores the effect of business connectivity between cities on their air traffic connections, and in turn on their place in a region's urban hierarchy. Its focus of attention is East Asia, where economic development is underpinned by a complex set of international flows of trade and investment. Business connectivity is a key part of these flows. The research incorporates a measure of business connections in a regression model that previously relied on GDP per head, population and distance to account for international air links. Results confirm that business connectivity is a more important influence on the level of international air links within East Asia, and plays a major role in explaining the changes in city rank over time. The paper concludes with suggestions that possible incorporation of domestic air travel (itself larger than the intra-regional flows in this region) could enrich the insight of this approach.

    Highlights Business connectivity is a very significant influence on the network of inter-city passenger movements in East Asia. Second ranked cities are now more prominent in the region's urban hierarchy. Hong Kong now has a leading position in the East Asian Air transport links.


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    Titel :

    Business connectivity, air transport and the urban hierarchy: A case study in East Asia


    Beteiligte:
    Matsumoto, Hidenobu (Autor:in) / Domae, Koji (Autor:in) / O'Connor, Kevin (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2016-05-08


    Format / Umfang :

    8 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch






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