Analysis of changes in population's cross-city travel patterns in the pre- and post-pandemic era: A case study of China

《Analysis of changes in population's cross-city travel patterns in the pre- and post-pandemic era: A case study of China》

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关键字: COVID-19;Crowd travel;Travel recovery degree;Big data;Mobile signalling data

作者单位: State Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information System, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China;Smart Steps Digital Technology Co., Ltd, Beijing 100035, China;Development Research Center of the State Council, P.R.C., Beijing 100010, China;Columbia University, 116th and Broadway, New York, NY 10027, United States;University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;Jiangsu Center for Collaborative Innovation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing 210023, China;State Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information System, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China;Smart Steps Digital Technology Co., Ltd, Beijing 100035, China;Development Research Center of the State Council, P.R.C., Beijing 100010, China;Columbia University, 116th and Broadway, New York, NY 10027, United States;University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;Jiangsu Center for Collaborative Innovation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing 210023, China

摘要: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak has immensely changed people's travel behaviour. The changes in travel behaviour have had a huge impact on different industries, such as consumption, entertainment, commerce, office, and education. This study investigates the impact of COVID-19 on population travel patterns from three aspects: total trips, travel recovery degree, and travel distance. The result indicates that COVID-19 has reduced the total number of cross-city trips and flexible non-work travel; in the post-pandemic era, cross-city travel is mainly short-distance (distance <100 km). This study has significant policymaking implications for governments in countries where the population shares a similar change in travel behaviour.