Spatial pattern characteristics of traffic accessibility of districts and urban and rural areas in Tanzania

doi:10.7523/j.issn.2095-6134.2019.06.007

Abstract

Abstract: Tanzania is an important gateway of "the Belt and Road Initiative" into Africa and the continent, and it faces the serious shortage of transport infrastructure in the rapid urbanization process. Based on the spatial data of roads, railways, airports, ports, cities, and population, GIS spatial analysis technology and traffic accessibility index model were employed to study the spatial pattern of traffic accessibility of districts and of urban and rural areas in Tanzania. The findings are shown as follows. 1)The traffic accessibility of districts in Tanzania was extremely uneven. The high value area was mainly located along the northeast coast and the coast of Vitoria Lake, while the low value area was mainly located in the middle north region of the central railway line and in the south of the central railway line. 2) Due to the factors such as geographical location, resource endowment, colonial history, and government policy, there was a significant difference in traffic accessibility between urban and rural areas. The results are helpful for Tanzania to formulate regional traffic development policies and optimize the allocation of resources. The results have certain significance for promoting the accurate industrial docking and capacity transfer between China and Tanzania.

Key words: traffic accessibility index, spatial pattern, Tanzania, “the Belt and Road Initiative”

CLC Number:

K915

ZHANG Jiaqi, CHEN Shuang, GAO Qun, ISMAEL A. Kimirei. Spatial pattern characteristics of traffic accessibility of districts and urban and rural areas in Tanzania[J]. , 2019, 36(6): 766-773.

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