A geographical methodology for assessing nodality of a road network. Case study on the western Moldavia

Daniel Tudora; Mihail Eva

doi:10.3986/AGS54107

Authors

Daniel Tudora
Mihail Eva

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3986/AGS54107

Keywords:

geography, transport geography, impeded-distance, accessibility, centrality, reticularity, roughness, Moldavia

Abstract

The study tests the concept of nodality in a three-dimensional space, both as a projection of the physical-geographical support and an expression of topological centrality, which is insufficiently employed in papers attempting to evaluate the geographical or potential accessibility. The junctions of the reticular systems will be positioned differently within the network depending on the acquired nodality values, which may influence through their importance the potential for development of the polarized territory. By focusing on a methodology specific to nomothetic epistemology, aimed at highlighting the vulnerabilities induced by the dysfunctions within the road network and obtaining nodal hierarchies, the study allows for the extraction of legitimate relationships, which can be extrapolated beyond the particular space matrix selected for demonstration purposes only.

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