Some empirical findings on the relationship between residential density and accessibility to job opportunities.

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Beggs, J.J.
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Abstract

THE PAPER CONFIRMS, IN THE MANNER OF INVESTIGATIONS IN OTHER AUSTRALIAN CITIES, A STRONG STATISTICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OVERALL POPULATION DENSITY AND ACCESSIBILITY TO JOB LOCATIONS. AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF BRISBANE DATA ADDITIONALLY SHOWS THAT: (A) MODEL DOES NOT EXPLAIN THE EXISTENCE OF SATELLITE URBAN CENTRES IN THE BRISBANE REGION; (B) ONE CAN HAVE VERY LITTLE CONFIDENCE IN THE STATISTICAL POWER OF THE MODEL'S PREDICTION, EVEN IF IT IS ASSUMED THAT THE MODEL DESCRIBES AN UNDERLYING CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP; (C) THE REGRESSION COEFFICIENTS WHICH ARE THE PARAMETERS OF THE MODEL MAY NOT BE TIME STABLE; (D) NO SUCH SIMILAR RELATIONSHIP EXISTS BETWEEN NET RESIDENTIAL DENSITY AND JOB ACCESSIBILITY; AND (E) THE OBSERVED STATISTICAL RELATIONSHIP MAY ONLY DESCRIBE A STAGE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY, RATHER THAN EXPLAIN A CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN JOB ACCESSIBILITY AND OVERALL DENSITY. (A). FOR THE COVERING ABSTRACT OF THE CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS SEE IRRD ABSTRACT NO. 226354.

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C 51538 (In: B 13294 S) /71 / IRRD 226317
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In: Proceedings of the 8th Conference of the Australian Road Research Board ARRB, Perth, August 23-27, 1976. Volume 8, part 6, Session 32, p. 7-15

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