A Study of the Provincial Road Networks of Canada as Complex Networks

TL;DR

This paper analyzes the complex network properties of Canadian provincial road systems, comparing them with random models and assessing their resilience to failures and attacks.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive analysis of Canadian provincial road networks as complex systems, including statistical features and resilience evaluation, which is a novel application in this context.

Findings

Road networks exhibit complex network features.

Resilience varies under different failure scenarios.

Comparisons with random models highlight unique network properties.

Abstract

In this paper, we report on a study of the road networks of the provinces of Canada as complex networks. A number of statistical features have been analyzed and compared with two random models. In addition, we have also studied the resilience of these road networks under random failures and targeted attacks.