scholarly journals Spatial Modelling of Modal Shift Due to COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 7116
Author(s):  
Simona Šinko ◽  
Klemen Prah ◽  
Tomaž Kramberger
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Mode Choice ◽  
Travel Behaviour ◽  
Spatial Modelling ◽  
Modal Shift ◽  
Transport Mode ◽  
Theoretical Support ◽  
The World ◽  
The City ◽  
Made In

The outbreak of COVID-19 caused many changes in people’s life. One of the most significant is the travel behaviour and transport mode choice. This study focus on the changes that the inhabitants of Vienna made in their travel choices because of the virus. The same research about spatial modelling the transport mode choice of commuters in Vienna was completed in 2019 and is a topic addressed in our previous work. Based on our developed methodology, this article indicates that public transport is not a dominant transport mode choice as it was before the virus outbreak. The main result of this paper is geographically defined areas of application of individual alternatives shown on the final map of modal shift in Vienna, which could provide theoretical support for policymakers and transportation planners. For the city of Vienna, we found that the area of the city where cars are now used has increased, which certainly has a negative impact on air quality and life in the city. The advantage of the methodology is that it can also be applied to other cities in the world.

scholarly journals SPATIAL MODELLING OF THE TRANSPORT MODE CHOICE: APPLICATION ON THE VIENNA TRANSPORT NETWORK

Transport ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 386-394
Author(s):  
Simona Šinko ◽  
Bojan Rupnik ◽  
Klemen Prah ◽  
Tomaž Kramberger
Keyword(s):  
Mode Choice ◽  
Spatial Modelling ◽  
Ahp Method ◽  
Target Groups ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Transport Mode ◽  
Transport Choice ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
The City

A new approach for spatial modelling of transport mode choice is presented in the paper. The approach tackles the problem by considering the trade-off between subjective and objective factors. To obtain mode Preference Rates (PRs) based on subjective factors, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method is applied. The objective factors are expressed with the journey time from any point in the map to destination according to the available transport mode choice on the specific connection. The results are presented as PRs of individual transport modes. The model is validated on the conducted the survey, with students of Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU) as a target audience. Members of different target groups (age, national, employment) decide differently regarding the transport choice, so it is better to analyse them separately. The presented model can be used for the city transport planning in any urban area. It can help promote the sustainable modes of transport in the areas that are less adjusted in sustainable manner.

scholarly journals Toponímia oficial e toponímia espontânea nos nomes de escola de Missal- PR

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 132-152
Author(s):  
Bruna Junges
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Social Facts ◽  
Theoretical Support ◽  
The World ◽  
The City ◽  
The Church

A linguagem permite ao homem ordenar e significar o mundo a sua volta, a partir dela podemos nomear a realidade e atribuir significado àquilo que vivenciamos. A linguagem é utilizada em cada comunidade de maneira a representar a realidade local. Dessa forma, as organizações sociais nomeiam os elementos a fim de representar aquilo que vivenciam, imprimindo, nos nomes, indícios de suas histórias, culturas e fatos sociais. Este trabalho tem como objetivo apresentar resultados parciais da pesquisa de iniciação cientifica a qual procura discutir e analisar processos de nomeação das escolas do município de Missal-PR, este estudo é inédito na área onomástica. Neste artigo busca-se examinar topônimos oficiais e espontâneos atribuídos as escolas do município em estudo. O corpus deste trabalho foi formado por nomes de nove escolas, o município tem, ao todo, quinze escolas. Uma das escolas cujos nomes se analisam neste artigo está localizada no centro da cidade, sendo projetada para estar próxima a igreja, e as outras oito escolas estão localizadas no interior do município, duas em distritos e as outras em vilas e comunidades. Utilizou-se de uma investigação documental para alcançar o objetivo proposto a saber conhecer as motivações toponímicas dos nomes das escolas, levando em consideração as influências históricas, culturais e ideológicas que influenciaram na escolha desses nomes, como suporte teórico valeu-se das contribuições toponímicas de Dick (1992) e Bastiani (2016).Palavras chaves: Toponímia oficial; Toponímia Espontânea; Escolas.Official toponymy and spontaneous toponymy in the school names of Missal- PRLanguage allows man to order and mean the world around him and by using it we can name reality and attribute meaning to our experience. Besides that, language is used in each community to represent the local reality. Thus, people name the elements in order to represent what they experience, printing, in the names, indications of their stories, cultures and social facts. This work aims to present partial results of scientific initiation research which seeks to discuss and analyze how schools are named in the municipality of Missal-PR, this study is unprecedented in the onomastic area. This article seeks to examine official and spontaneous toponyms attributed to the schools of the municipality under study. The  corpus of this work was formed by names of nine schools, the municipality has, in all, fifteen schools. One of the schools whose name had been analyzed in this article is located in the center of the city because it was designed to be close to the church. Eight schools are located in the interior of the municipality, two in districts and the others in villages and communities. We use documentary investigation to achieve the proposed objective, namely:  to know the toponymic motivations of the names of schools, taking into account the historical, cultural and ideological influences that influenced the choice of these names. As theoretical support we used the toponymic contributions of Dick (1992) and Bastiani (2016). Key words: Official Toponimy; Spontaneous Toponymy; Schools, schools.

Commuting mode choice in the context of travel demand management (TDM) policies: an empirical investigation in Edmonton, Alberta

2011 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 433-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid Zaman ◽  
Khandker M. Nurul Habib
Keyword(s):  
Travel Demand ◽  
Mode Choice ◽  
Demand Management ◽  
Travel Behaviour ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Travel Demand Management ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Private Car ◽  
Commuting Mode ◽  
The City

Travel demand management (TDM) for achieving sustainability is now considered one of the most important aspects of transportation planning and operation. It is now a well known fact that excessive use of private car results inefficient travel behaviour. So, from the TDM perspective, it is of great importance to analyze travel behaviour for improving our understanding on how to influence people to reduce car use and choose more sustainable modes such as  carpool, public transit, park & ride, walk, bike etc. This study attempts an in-depth analysis of commuting mode choice behaviour using a week-long commuter survey data set collected in the City of Edmonton. Using error correlated nested logit model for panel data, this study investigates sensitivities of various factors including some specific TDM policies such as flexible office hours, compressed work week etc. Results of the investigation provide profound understanding and guidelines for designing effective TDM policies.

scholarly journals How Eudaimonic Aspect of Subjective Well-Being Affect Transport Mode Choice? The Case of Thessaloniki, Greece

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Panagiotis Vaitsis ◽  
Socrates Basbas ◽  
Andreas Nikiforiadis
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Mode Choice ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Transport Mode ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
The City

In recent years, the relationship between transportation and subjective well-being has been a major subject. Well-being is a factor that can affect travelers’ psychology and transport mode choice. For this reason, policymakers have attempted to improve travelers’ subjective well-being and promote sustainable modes of transport. For a better understanding of these factors, a questionnaire-based survey was conducted to identify the travel eudaimonia aspect of subjective well-being (comfort, safety, autonomy, self-confidence, physical, and mental health), for the various means of transport in the city of Thessaloniki. During the survey, 300 valid questionnaires were completed. The collection of the above data was followed by statistical analysis. The aim of the analysis was to identify the factors of travel eudaimonia that contributed to the mode choice. For that reason, four ordinal regression models were developed to determine how travel eudaimonia affected the usage frequency of the four available means of transport in the city of Thessaloniki (i.e., private car, bicycle, public transport, walking). Walking was rated higher than other modes in all factors, whilst cycling was rated high in physical and mental health, self-confidence, and autonomy, but low in comfort and safety. Public transport scored very low in all factors, demonstrating the poor quality of service provided by the city’s public transport. Moreover, from the ordinal regression models’ results, it could be demonstrated that travel eudaimonia factors had a significant role to play in mode choice. Recognizing the impact of these factors on transport mode choice is particularly useful for policymakers, researchers, and engineers, as it helps them to make informed decisions about what improvements are needed to promote sustainable modes of transport (mainly walking, cycling, and secondarily, public transport).

Environmental commitment in holiday transport mode choice

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anja Hergesell
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Mode Choice ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Travel Behaviour ◽  
General Level ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Transport Mode ◽  
Environmental Commitment ◽  
Car Use

Purpose This study aims to contribute to a better understanding of environmentally friendly consumers. It examines differences in holiday transport mode choices by persons’ general level of environmental commitment across lifestyle domains. Adopting a marketing perspective, the study also explores transport mode perceptions and underlying product attribute preferences that may shape holiday transport mode choices. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted Kaiser’s (1998) General Ecological Behaviour scale to measure commitment to environmentally friendly behaviour. ANOVAs were run to examine differences in actual holiday travel behaviour and transport mode perceptions by level of environmental commitment. Pattern models were calculated to estimate differences in the relative importance of selected transport mode attributes (price, travel time, punctuality, accessibility, flexibility, comfort and environmental impact). Findings The study findings suggest that differences exist in transport mode choices for train and car use, but not for plane use, namely, train users tend to be more environmentally committed and car users less so. Differences were also noted in transport mode perceptions, with more environmentally friendly consumers holding more favourable views of the train. Those who are more environmentally committed also placed greater importance on environmental impact and less importance on comfort and time in mode choice. Originality/value The study applied an environmental scale thus far not used within tourism research. It also adopted a marketing perspective focused on product attributes to support the development of strategies to encourage environmentally friendly holiday transport mode choice.

scholarly journals Analysis of Socio-spatial Differentiation in Transport Mode Choice Preferences

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geran-Marko Miletić ◽  
Slaven Gašparović ◽  
Tonči Carić
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Mode Choice ◽  
Spatial Differentiation ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Travel Behaviour ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Transport Mode ◽  
Frequent Use ◽  
Representative National Sample

Starting from the fact that the transport mode choice is one of those aspects of travel behaviour that, to a great extent, affects the efficiency of the transport system, this paper analyses the factors that contribute to the use of public and car transport. The goals of the analysis were to obtain insight into the preferences for using these two modes of transport in Croatia and find out to which extent the basic demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the respondents affect the usage of car and public transport and the possibility of taking trips by these transport modes. The paper analyses the data collected by surveys on a representative national sample. The results show that in Croatia, the number of people who frequently use public transport is far fewer than the number of frequent users of passenger car transport. However, the comparison has found that the number of frequent public transport users varies significantly among certain categories of respondents. Using binary logistic regression analysis has determined that the preferences towards the frequent use of car or public transport are significantly influenced by the age of the respondents, size of the settlement, accessibility of the destinations by public transport, the number of vehicles in the household and whether the respondent is the main car user in the household.

scholarly journals PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF MONO-TOWNS AND MONO-SETTLEMENTS

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 (2) ◽  
pp. 6-10
Author(s):  
Л. Демьяненко ◽  
L. Demyanenko
Keyword(s):  
World Economy ◽  
Regional Economy ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Budget Process ◽  
Development Fund ◽  
The World ◽  
Single Industry ◽  
The City ◽  
Innovation Support

<p>Russia's integration into the world economy has had a negative impact on the socio-economic situation of single-industry towns and monopolies. The state allocates billions of dollars to support such monostructures, but the standard of living of the population is consistently deteriorating. The main reason for this situation is the<br />current mechanisms of state support that are focused exclusively on the creation of innovative industries. Legal acts regulating innovation support are formed in a hurry, without taking into account the specifics of the regional economy; moreover, they lack clear recommendations for the implementation of innovative projects. Grants are not provided in time, which prevents regions from implementing projects and planning their own budgets. The mechanism of providing budget funds via the development Fund of<br />single-industry towns, which is not a member of the budget process, places the process of spending budget funds outside the legal field, which excludes proper control over the expenditure of budget funds. In this situation the city-forming enterprises that define the main profile of education are deprived of any federal support</p>

scholarly journals ARCHITECTURAL URBAN PLANNING AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC PREREQUISITES FOR THE FORMATION OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE

2020 ◽  
pp. 31-40
Author(s):  
O. S. Savytska ◽  
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T. S. Rumilec ◽  
V. V. Kurian ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Spatial Arrangement ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
Water Runoff ◽  
The World ◽  
City Structure ◽  
The City

In the article the relevance of this research is due to overcoming the complex of social, environmental and economic problems in urban planning related to environmental improvement, improvement, greening of cities and settlements. Being one of the main elements of urban planning, "green spaces" form a favorable ecological environment. They also help to combat the effect of "thermal islands" by participating in the process of evaporation of moisture; reduce storm water runoff; improve air quality by absorbing atmospheric pollution. Improvement of cities is one of the priority tasks of forming a comfortable urban environment. It includes: improvement of the ecological situation in cities (related to the improvement of the landscaping system, which means scientifically grounded spatial arrangement of all components of urban landscaping according to urban areas) soil, climatic and other factors in order to achieve optimal ecological, sanitary and sanitary and sanitary effects. In the foreign practice of urban planning use the concept of "green infrastructure" ("Green infrastructure") or blue-green infrastructure ("Blue - green infrastructure"), which focuses on the environmental importance of the territory. Which considers the whole spectrum of landscape changes and serves as a basis for the formation and development of a favorable state in cities. The main reason for the interest in green infrastructure in the world is the desire to make the city a more conducive place to live, as well as to climate change. Reducing the negative impact on the environment is the key to the socio-economic development of the country. The purpose of this work is to develop recommendations for the design of green infrastructure. Analysis of existing experience in designing and implementing green infrastructure in an urbanized environment, identifying trends in the further development of their architectural and urban planning structure. The object of the study is the green infrastructure of major cities in the world, including its architectural and urban planning and spatial solutions in the city structure. The article presents typical landscaping schemes and their classification, as well as methods of using green spaces to improve the environmental, social and aesthetic status of cities.

scholarly journals Dwelling Type Matters: Untangling the Paradox of Intensification and Bicycle Mode Choice

2017 ◽  
Vol 2662 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trudy Ledsham ◽  
Steven Farber ◽  
Nate Wessel
Keyword(s):  
Population Density ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Mode Choice ◽  
Modal Shift ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Household Location ◽  
Urban Intensification ◽  
The Impact

Urban intensification is believed to result in a modal shift away from automobiles to more active forms of transportation. This study extended the understanding of bicycle mode choice and the influence of built form through an analysis of dwelling type, density, and mode choice. Apartment dwelling and active transportation are related to intensification, but an understanding of the impact of increased density on bicycling is muddied by the lack of isolation of cycling from walking in many studies and by the lack of controls for the confounding effects of dwelling type. This study examined the relationship between dwelling type and mode choice in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In this study of 223,232 trips, 25 variables were controlled for, and multinomial logistic regression analysis was used to estimate relative risk ratios. Strong evidence was found that a trip that originated from an apartment-based household was less than half as likely to be taken by bicycle as a similar trip that originated from a house-based household in Toronto in 2011. Increased population density of the household location had a positive impact on the likelihood that a trip would be taken by walking and a negligible and uncertain impact on the likelihood that it would be taken by transit. However, increased population density had a negative impact on bicycling. Further analysis found that the negative impact of density did not seem to apply to those who lived in single detached housing but rather only to the likelihood that apartment and townhouse dwellers would cycle. Further research is required to identify the exact barriers to cycling that apartment dwellers experience.

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