| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/S80936/01 |
| Title: |
Investigating Travel Behaviour Dynamics and their Incorporation into Transport Models |
| Principal Investigator: |
Chatterjee, Dr K |
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| Department: |
Built Environment |
| Organisation: |
University of the West of England |
| Scheme: |
First Grant Scheme Pre-FEC |
| Starts: |
01 November 2004 |
Ends: |
31 October 2006 |
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124,286
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Transport Ops & Management |
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| Transport Systems and Vehicles |
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The models widely used to forecast travel demand are static models developed using cross-sectional analysis. Time is not a dimension within these models and they do not allow consideration to be given to the transition process from one pattern of travel demand to another. In reality an intervention in the transport system will not result in an immediate change in the aggregate demand to use different transportation facilities/services but will result in gradual change. Furthermore, gradual change to aggregate travel demand will mask a large degree of underlying behavioural change of individuals. T dynamic nature of travel behaviour results from a number of factors including inertia, response lags and the influence of life events. Accurate forecast; of year-on-year demand levels and of underlying behavioural change are required for a sound appraisal of overall scheme impacts, streams of revenue and impacts for different population groups. The proposed research will use existing longitudinal travel behaviour data sets to obtain a better understanding of behavioural dynamics and to develop dynamic relationships of travel behaviour. The dynamic relationships will be applied within an existing travel demand modelling system (the Dynamic Urban Model) and the benefits of employing dynamic relationships will be assessed. Conclusions will be drawn concerning the feasibility of the widespread establishment of dynamic transport models.
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