Social factors in future travel - a qualitative assessment

The interactions between social networks, activity spaces/markets and traffic growth are explored. It argues that these linkages influence the adoption of intelligent transport systems, in particular with respect to management and control technologies. Qualitative models of personal activity spaces and commercial markets indicate that any decoupling between economic and traffic growth will be difficult. It is also suggested that any change in travel trends will be difficult, as the current travel patterns reflect the social capital structures of society, which are reluctant to change without good reason or external pressure. The full text of this report may be found at: http://www.ivt.ethz.ch/vpl/publications/reports/ab294.pdf

• Record URL:
  • http://www.ivt.ethz.ch/vpl/publications/reports/ab294.pdf
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• Authors:
  • Axhausen, K W
• Publication Date: 2010

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 21p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Economics; Intelligent transportation systems; Planning; Sociology; Transportation; Travel
• ITRD Terms: 2267: Attitude (psychol); 263: Economics of transport; 8735: Intelligent transport system; 698: Journey; 143: Planning; 2253: Sociology; 1155: Transport
• Subject Areas: Economics; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01336555
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: TRL
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Apr 15 2011 3:57PM