An Analysis of Metropolization via Clustering in Venezuela and Its Periphery for Transportation Efficiency
摘要
Venezuela has a central location in South America that connects Iber America to Mexico and USA. It has a big population and large area with its neighbors and periphery. Venezuela is a very rich country in terms of naturel sources like oil, gold and natural gas. The geo strategical point of the country has a very high importance according to accessibility, transportation, metropolitan trends and military bases. The country provides a naturel gateway from north to south at the continental point. Urbanization and transportation are focus issues for regional integration. Metropolization is related to high speed, high capacity and high comfort advanced technology mobility. This mobility type enhance planned and livable city development. Metropolization is also connected with publicity, nationality and balanced national development. Regional plans and high metropolization are co-ordinated issues. Advanced technology is supporter of sustainability, inter modality, high level of service and urbanization. In this paper, a cluster-based analysis was conducted for Venezuela and its peripherals, which has not yet entered high-speed trains, using population and development parameters through cluster statistical methods. Metropolization trends and high capacity network were examined and presented by taking into account distances among emerging cluster cities, and results and suggestions were given in this context.