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@article{citeulike:3626106, abstract = {Abstract\ \ This paper presents an analysis of the topology of transportation networks within different systems of cities. Urban entities and their components are complex systems by their nature; there is no central force that affects their spatial structure. Thus, we study transportation networks within different countries as complex networks. Based on the above, we consider cities as nodes, while direct air and railways routes represent the links. We present characteristics of these networks including their degree and clustering coefficient. Transportation networks can be used as an indicator of economic activity between cities. Cities with strong economic relationship are characterized by high volume of connectivity. Our findings suggest that the topology of the analyzed transportation networks can be used to classify the countries they belong to based on their economic development.}, author = {Blumenfeld-Lieberthal, Efrat}, citeulike-article-id = {3626106}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11067-008-9067-6}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.springerlink.com/content/v7n75673lj540036}, doi = {10.1007/s11067-008-9067-6}, journal = {Networks and Spatial Economics}, keywords = {networks, topology, transportation}, posted-at = {2009-03-11 15:03:15}, priority = {2}, title = {The Topology of Transportation Networks: A Comparison Between Different Economies}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11067-008-9067-6} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3626106 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3626106 N2 - Abstract  This paper presents an analysis of the topology of transportation networks within different systems of cities. Urban entities and their components are complex systems by their nature; there is no central force that affects their spatial structure. Thus, we study transportation networks within different countries as complex networks. Based on the above, we consider cities as nodes, while direct air and railways routes represent the links. We present characteristics of these networks including their degree and clustering coefficient. Transportation networks can be used as an indicator of economic activity between cities. Cities with strong economic relationship are characterized by high volume of connectivity. Our findings suggest that the topology of the analyzed transportation networks can be used to classify the countries they belong to based on their economic development. JF - Networks and Spatial Economics TI - The Topology of Transportation Networks: A Comparison Between Different Economies KW - networks KW - topology KW - transportation AU - Blumenfeld-Lieberthal, Efrat UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11067-008-9067-6 ER -