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A GIS-Based Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Spatial Coverage of Public Transport Networks in Tourist Destinations

  • Datos identificativos

    Identificador: PC:2964
    Autores:
    Gutiérrez, A.Domènech, A.
    Resumen:
    DOI: 10.3390/ijgi6030083 URL: http://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/6/3/83 Filiació URV: SI
  • Otros:

    Autor según el artículo: Gutiérrez, A.; Domènech, A.
    Departamento: Geografia
    Autor/es de la URV: GUTIÉRREZ PALOMERO, AARON; Domènech, A.
    Palabras clave: Geographic Information Systems public transport Seasonality
    Resumen: This article develops a methodology for evaluating the effectiveness and spatial coverage of public transport in tourist cities. The proposed methodology is applied and validated in Cambrils municipality, in the central part of the Costa Daurada in Catalonia, a coastal destination characterised by the concentration of tourism flows during summer. The application of GIS spatial analysis tools allows for the development of a system of territorial indicators that spatially correlate the public transport network and the distribution of the population. The main novelty of our work is that this analysis not only includes the registered resident population, but also incorporates the population that temporarily inhabits the municipality (tourists). The results of the study firstly permit the detection of unequal spatial accessibility and coverage in terms of public transport in the municipality, with significant differences between central neighbourhoods and peripheral urban areas of lower population density. Secondly, they allow observation of how the degree of public transport coverage differs significantly in areas with a higher concentration of tourist accommodation establishments.
    Grupo de investigación: GRATET. Anàlisi Territorial i Estudis Turístics
    Áreas temáticas: Turisme i oci Turismo y ocio Tourism and leisure
    Acceso a la licencia de uso: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    ISSN: 2220-9964
    Identificador del autor: 0000-0003-0557-6319; n/a
    Fecha de alta del registro: 2017-12-10
    Volumen de revista: 6
    Versión del articulo depositado: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    URL Documento de licencia: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Entidad: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Año de publicación de la revista: 2017
    Tipo de publicación: Article Artículo Article
  • Palabras clave:

    transport públic*
    SIG*
    destinacions turístiques*
    Geographic Information Systems
    public transport
    Seasonality
    Turisme i oci
    Turismo y ocio
    Tourism and leisure
    2220-9964
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