Description

Accessibility models are traditionally based on a quantification of the ease with which activitity locations (opportunities) can be reached. Increasingly, behavioral elements are being incorporated in these models. These elements may be related to personal preferences in terms of which activity locations are considered of interest, which modes are available, which spatio-temporal or other constraints are applicable and so on. An interesting avenue of research that is currently being pursued is the development of hybrid accessibility and discrete choice models, to better address the behavioral component. The goal of this MSc research is to conceptualise and operationalise one such model for a given context.

Objectives and Methodology

The MSc student will need to make use of available literature to develop an appropriate methodology that incorporates one or more travel behavioral aspects in an accessibility measure.

Further reading

Handy, S. L. & Niemeier, D. A. (1997). Measuring accessibility: an exploration of issues and alternatives. Environment and Planning A, 29(7), 1175–1194. https://doi.org/10.1068/a291175

Geurs, K., & van Wee, B. (2004). Accessibility evaluation of land-use and transport strategies: Review and research directions. Journal of Transport Geography, 12(2), 127–140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2003.10.005

Hensher, D. A., Rose, J. M., & Greene, W. H. (2005). Applied choice analysis: A primer. Applied Choice Analysis: A Primer. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511610356

Cascetta, E., Cartenì, A., & Montanino, M. (2016). A behavioral model of accessibility based on the number of available opportunities. Journal of Transport Geography, 51, 45–58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2015.11.002