Analysis of transport supply-demand gaps in rural tourism areas

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Low transport supply translates into lower accessibility for residents and visitors reaching scattered tourism destinations. Most studies have measured transport gaps to describe the level of accessibility in urban areas; few explored the gaps in rural tourism areas. This study aims to identify spatial-temporal transport gaps based on the standardized score of transport supply and demand. Hokuto municipality in Japan is taken as a rural tourism case study. The transport supplies and demands were determined for inside and outside transit service coverage in each traffic analysis zone. Transport supply includes bus, train, private car, relevant transport infrastructure network, and facilities (stations, bus stops). Transport demands were populations, which were obtained from mobile spatial statistics data. It is found that transport supply in some residential and tourism areas was insufficient (gap) compared to the demand. The transport gaps were more critical on holidays. Policy implications were recommended for transport gap improvement.