Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impacts of urban sprawl on the commuting patterns of the Metropolitan Regions in Korea. Sprawl related indexes and socio-economic metrics as explanatory variables and commuting patterns using a privately-owned car (Model 1) and public transportation (Model 2) as dependent variables construct two OLS models. Spatial regression models and GWR models reflecting spatial dependence and/or spatial heterogeneity are also executed to investigate the relationship between urban sprawl and commuting patterns. The results are as follows. First, the goodness-of-fit of both models improve from OLS to spatial regression and GWR. Second, density among sprawl indexes is strongly significant related with commuting patterns. Street accessibility in Model 1 and land use mix in Model 2 are slightly related with commuting patterns in specific regions. Third, GWR models show significant socio-economic variables in certain regions which are not detected in OLS or spatial regression models.
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