scholarly journals A Study on User Behavior and Satisfaction with Neighborhood Parks within Walking Distance with Consideration for Interior and Exterior Environments - Focusing on the Case Study Hwarang and Gwanum Park, Daegu -

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 110-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung-Gwan Jung ◽  
Seul-Gi Lee ◽  
Dong-Hyun Kang
Keyword(s):  
User Behavior ◽  
Walking Distance ◽  
Neighborhood Parks

scholarly journals Multi-Criteria, Co-Evolutionary Charging Behavior: An Agent-Based Simulation of Urban Electromobility

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Lennart Adenaw ◽  
Markus Lienkamp
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
City Planning ◽  
User Behavior ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Simulation Framework ◽  
Agent Based Simulation ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Charging Station ◽  
Spatio Temporal

In order to electrify the transport sector, scores of charging stations are needed to incentivize people to buy electric vehicles. In urban areas with a high charging demand and little space, decision-makers are in need of planning tools that enable them to efficiently allocate financial and organizational resources to the promotion of electromobility. As with many other city planning tasks, simulations foster successful decision-making. This article presents a novel agent-based simulation framework for urban electromobility aimed at the analysis of charging station utilization and user behavior. The approach presented here employs a novel co-evolutionary learning model for adaptive charging behavior. The simulation framework is tested and verified by means of a case study conducted in the city of Munich. The case study shows that the presented approach realistically reproduces charging behavior and spatio-temporal charger utilization.

scholarly journals Audio-bingeing

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (83) ◽  
pp. 101-118
Author(s):  
Iben Have ◽  
Mille Raaby Jensen
Keyword(s):  
User Behavior

The article discusses Storytel Original as a hybrid between digital audiobooks and TV-series. Through an interview with Mofibo’s Head of Content & Publishing in Denmark and the production Black Dolphin as a case-study, the article discusses how Storytel Original can be analysed as a TV-series in audio format from a production-, text-, and reception perspective. The first part of the article focuses on how Storytel Originals and Black Dolphin draw on institutional, distributional, narratological, and stylistic conventions known from TV-drama series. In the second part of the article, the reception and user-behavior are discussed in relation to the term bingeing. The article introduces two terms: binge-streaming and audio-bingeing. While the former suggests an extension of the term binge-watching, the latter term, audio-bingeing, narrows the perspective by accentuating specific affordances of audio-series in relation to binge-streaming.

Exploring Visitor Perceptions towards Urban Park Design and Levels of Enclosure: A Case Study from the UAE

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 425-443
Author(s):  
Amna Gargoum ◽  
Ali S. Gargoum
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
User Behavior ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
Urban Park ◽  
Field Observations ◽  
Visitor Perceptions ◽  
Al Ain ◽  
Park Design ◽  
Territorial Behaviors

Abstract As cities transition towards urbanization and sustainability, designing attractive green spaces and urban parks is an important issue to planners and urban designers. One factor believed to have some impact on a park’s attractiveness is level of enclosure. Despite the importance of such a factor in identifying types of park visitors and frequency of visits, a limited amount of research has attempted to statistically model impacts of level enclosure on a park’s attractiveness. To address this gap, this article explores impacts of multiple physical characteristics, including levels of enclosure, on park attractiveness and user behavior. Activities in two parks in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates (UAE) were studied using field observations, photography, interviews, and statistical analysis. Field observations were utilized to model people’s attitude while using parks. Logistic regression was employed to the field observations to investigate associations between different factors and park attractiveness. Results indicated levels of enclosure had a direct influence on park users. Gender, age, and ethnicity were also found statistically significant determinates of park visitor attitudes and park choice. Traces of territorial behaviors and social conflicts were also observed.

scholarly journals Investigating Tourists’ Willingness to Walk (WTW) to Attractions within Scenic Areas: A Case Study of Tongli Ancient Town, China

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 12990
Author(s):  
Yuanyuan Mao ◽  
Xiyuan Ren ◽  
Ling Yin ◽  
Qingying Sun ◽  
Ke Song ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Important Variable ◽  
Walking Distance ◽  
Destination Choice ◽  
Behavior Model ◽  
Management Implications ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Tourism Management ◽  
Destination Choices ◽  
Mc Simulation

This paper aims to quantify tourists’ willingness to walk (WTW) in the intra-destination choice in pedestrian scenic areas. The case study presented is the Tongli Ancient Town (Jiangsu Province, China), which has a significant number of heritage sites, but tourism management has been weak. The main objective was achieved by surveying sequential destination choices in the site, with a total of 272 interviewed tourists. A Multi-Stop Behavior Model (MBM) was constructed to identify the factors that influence tourists’ intra-destination choice and willingness to walk (WTW). On the whole, the evidence showed that tourists prefer core-area attractions to peripheral attractions. Walking distance is the most important variable in tourists’ attraction choice. Moreover, WTWs of tourist segments showed both similarities and disparities, inspiring more pertinent strategies in line with tourists’ preferences. Policy and management implications are drawn based on the empirical findings and their effects are predicted using Monte Carlo (MC) simulation.

scholarly journals Micromobility Station Placement Optimization for a Rural Setting

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Taraneh Askarzadeh ◽  
Raj Bridgelall
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Rural Setting ◽  
Walking Distance ◽  
Location Allocation ◽  
Placement Decisions ◽  
Placement Optimization ◽  
Bike Sharing ◽  
New Challenges

Micromobility is an evolving form of transportation modality that uses small human- or electric-powered vehicles to move people short distances. Planners expected that bike sharing, the first form of micromobility, would reduce traffic congestion, cut travel cost, reduce pollution, enable connectivity with other modes of transport, and promote public health. However, micromobility options also brought new challenges such as the difficulty of placement decisions to encourage adoption and to minimize conflict with other transport modes. Sound deployment decisions depend on the unique environmental characteristics and demographics of a location. Most studies analyzed deployments in high-density urban areas. This research determines the best locations for 5 new bike-sharing stations in Fargo, North Dakota, a small urban area in the rural United States. The workflow combines a geographic information system (GIS), level of traffic stress (LTS) ratings, and location-allocation optimization models. The spatial analysis considered 18 candidate station locations and eliminated those that fell within the 700-meter isochrone walking distance of the 11 existing stations. This case study demonstrates a scalable workflow that planners can repeat to achieve sustainable micromobility deployments by considering the land use, population density, activity points, and characteristics of the available pathways in their unique setting.

Website Trust to user online based Shari'ah Model determinant: A Case Study toward user behavior model

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herlino Nanang ◽  
Yusuf Durachman ◽  
Ahmad F. Misman ◽  
Zahidah Zulkifli ◽  
Husni Teja Sukmana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
User Behavior ◽  
Behavior Model

scholarly journals Walking to a public transport station

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rumana Islam Sarker ◽  
Markus Mailer ◽  
Sujit Kumar Sikder
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Walking Distance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Intercept Survey ◽  
Sustainable Planning ◽  
Large Scale Survey ◽  
German City

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the actual walking distance to public transport (PuT) stations and to report passenger perceptions on route choice. Design/methodology/approach A systematic case study has been conducted after administrating a tailor-made paper-based intercept survey in a German city (Munich). It can determine the interrelation between the accessibility of the transit service and evaluation on walking distance acceptance. Statistical analysis and geo-spatial approach were completed for obtaining major findings. Findings Statistical and geo-spatial analysis shows that respondents living in low-density areas walk longer than residents living in nearby inner city areas. In terms of PuT modes, residents walk longer for suburban train and subway/metro (U-Bahn) than for bus/tram services. Transit users accept a longer walking distance to reach a train station than other PuT modes and they choose the most direct and quickest route to reach PuT stations. Research limitations/implications Findings of this study would help to formulate future strategies and standards for the sustainable planning of public transportation systems in the context of Munich and many other cities around the globe with similar conditions. However, future research should be conducted using a large-scale survey for evaluating the comprehensive picture of walking patterns to PuT stations. Accessibility to PuT stations can also be modeled and evaluated by adopting open data and voluntary social media information. Unfortunately, this study only presents a partial evaluation of walking focused on accessibility at selected PuT stations in different settings of the urban fabric. Social implications This empirical study can be considered as an initial finding in the favor of the city transport authority to provide a design scale for improved accessibility of transit users; however, further investigation should be conducted using a large-scale survey for evaluating the comprehensive walking patterns. Originality/value A systematic case study has been conducted after administrating a tailor-made paper-based intercept survey in a German city (Munich). Findings of this study would help to formulate future strategies and standard for the sustainable planning of the public transportation system in the context of Munich and many other cities in the globe with similar conditions.

On the Concept of Automatic User Behavior Profiling of Websites

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Abhimanyu Panwar ◽  
Iosif-Viorel Onut ◽  
Michael Smith ◽  
James Miller
Keyword(s):  
User Behavior ◽  
Hidden Markov ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Industrial Case Study ◽  
Log Files ◽  
Behavior Profiling ◽  
Behavior Profiles ◽  
Web Server Logs ◽  
Commercial Environment

User behavior profiling of websites can provide an operator with an estimate of what is actually transpiring on their site. This type of information is essential to keep ahead of the curve in a commercial environment where competition is extremely fierce and continuously evolving. The authors present an automated methodology that uses economically available web server logs to mine User Behavior Profiles (UBP) without adding significant overhead to an existing web system. They prepare user traces from the log files based on the 35 most common actions found on popular websites, and 9 user behavior profiles which describe the majority of current activity patterns identified from those sites. They classify the user trace into a UBP via a Hidden Markov Model (HMM) based classification approach. The authors applied this methodology to the logs of a virtual e-commerce website, and an industrial case study to demonstrate the validity of the proposed approach.

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