[1] Chen Jingxu, Wang Wei, Chen Xuewu, Shen Jinshi, et al. Research on development of urban taxi supplybased on influence factors classification [J]. Journal of Southeast University (English Edition), 2013, 29 (2): 194-198. [doi:10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2013.02.015]

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Journal of Southeast University (English Edition)[ISSN:1003-7985/CN:32-1325/N]

Volumn:

29

Issue:

2013 2

Page:

194-198

Research Field:

Traffic and Transportation Engineering

Publishing date:

2013-06-20

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Title:

Research on development of urban taxi supplybased on influence factors classification

Author(s):

Chen Jingxu;  Wang Wei;  Chen Xuewu;  Shen Jinshi

School of Transportation, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China

Keywords:

taxi supply;  neural network model;  policy year;  influence factor

PACS:

U491

DOI:

10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2013.02.015

Abstract:

In order to determine the regulations of the development of taxi supply under entry regulations in Chinese cities, an improved neural network model is applied to find the particular years when the government artificially puts new taxis into the market, and then extract the political influence from the taxi supply. The model is also utilized to study the relationships between the adjusted taxi supply and non-policy factors. A case study of Nanjing city is conducted. The results show that 2001 and 2007 are the particular years that the Nanjing government artificially put new taxis into its taxi market, which is in accordance with the five-year plan of China and the local development plans. The results also show that the improved neural network model has a good performance in expositing the evolution of adjusted taxi supply related to non-policy factors.

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Biographies: Chen Jingxu(1989—), male, graduate; Chen Xuewu(corresponding author), female, doctor, professor, chenxuewu@seu.edu.cn.
Foundation item: The National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program)(No.2012CB725400).
Citation: Chen Jingxu, Wang Wei, Chen Xuewu, et al. Research on development of urban taxi supply based on influence factors classification[J].Journal of Southeast University(English Edition), 2013, 29(2):194-198.[doi:10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2013.02.015]

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