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Dynamic Travel Demand for Emergency Evacuation: The Case of Bushfires
Stopher, Peter; Rose, John; Alsnih, RahafPublished 2004-07-01There are two types of emergencies; those which can be anticipated and those that cannot. Among those that can be anticipated are such events as cyclones, floods, bush fires, and tsunamis. When such events are anticipated, ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Environmental Justice Applications in Transport: The International Perspective
Alsnih, Rahaf; Stopher, Peter RPublished 2002-10-01This paper focuses on the application of environmental justice principles specifically in the transport context. It begins by giving a background of the environmental justice movement and a definition, and proceeds to ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Estimating Eligibility Rates: A Crucial Component of the Calculation for Response Rates
Alsnih, Rahaf; Stopher, PeterPublished 2004-04-01Response rates are used by analysts to assess survey quality: higher response rates are usually desired to reduce the incidence of non-response bias. The response rate is simply defined as the ratio of the number of completed ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Evaluating Voluntary Travel Behaviour Interventions
Stopher, Peter; Alsnih, Rahaf; Bullock, Philip; Ampt, LizPublished 2004-07-01Considerable interest in the policy of voluntary travel behaviour change interventions, known as by the generic name of TravelSmart®, has emerged. Measuring its effectiveness and determining its cost-benefit ratios is a ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
The Mobility and Accessibility Expectations of Seniors in an Aging Population
Alsnih, Rahaf; Hensher, David A.Published 2003-03-01Populations of post-industrial nations are aging. With a growing number of people living well into their 80’s and maintaining active lives, the transportation system will have to start focussing more closely on understanding ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
New Technology and Travel Surveys: The Way Forward
Alsnih, RahafPublished 2004-04-01Traditional survey methods are fast reaching their “use by” dates. It is much harder for researchers to contact households through the telephone as a result of call screening and answering machine devices. In relation to ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
A Review of the Procedures Associated with Devising Emergency Evacuation Plans
Alsnih, Rahaf; Stopher, PeterPublished 2004-03-01The incidence of freak weather and geological events, such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, has increased over the past thirty years. Coupled with an increase in the populations located in the path of these natural ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Standards for Household Travel Surveys-Some Proposals
Stopher, Peter; Alsnih, RahafPublished 2004-06-01Rising costs of household travel surveys and the critical need for good quality data, has led to questions about how best to obtain a quality survey that provides data comparable to other household travel surveys. To provide ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Travel Behaviour of Seniors in an Aging Population: An Exploratory Study of Trip Chains and Modal Preferences in the Greater Metropolitan Area of Sydney
Alsnih, Rahaf; Hensher, David APublished 2005-09-01Three concurrent demographic shifts, the aging of the population, and increase in incomes and an increase in health of senior citizens, are likely to cause significant changes to travel demand structures. An increasing ...Open AccessWorking Paper
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