Title :
Impact of transport infrastructure on regional mobility: Application of social equity approach
Author :
Mraihi, Rafaa ; Anis, Romdhani
Author_Institution :
Higher Inst. of Transp. & Logistics, Sousse, Tunisia
Abstract :
The present article has for objective to study the relation between the distribution of transport infrastructures and the question of the social equity. The paper shows the impacts of transport infrastructures on the interregional migrations of the individuals in Tunisia by the application of model of gravity, and demonstrates that the attractiveness of a region is dependent on its accessibility and on the level of its endowment in transport infrastructures.
Keywords :
social sciences; transportation; Tunisia; gravity model; individual interregional migration; region accessibility; region attractiveness; regional mobility; social equity approach; transport infrastructure distribution; transport infrastructure impact; Economics; Estimation; Gravity; Integrated circuits; Investment; Ports (Computers); Roads; Mobility; Model of gravity; Social Equity; Transport Infrastructure;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Logistics and Transport (ICALT), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sousse
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0314-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICAdLT.2013.6568473
