Urban sprawl and travel patterns modeling with structural equations

Modelagem de fatores da expansão urbana e padrões de viagens aplicando equações estruturais

The objective of this paper is to analyze the relationship between urban sprawl spatial effects and activity-based travel patterns through the use of structural equation modeling. It was developed with a causal model that related urban sprawl factors indirectly with the activity-based travel patterns through the formation of latent constructs. The theoretical structure of the model "ABTUS (Activity-Based Travels of Urban Sprawl)" was based on two latent constructs: i) production of space, and ii) socioeconomic characteristics. The model was tested in a case study of Brasilia, Distrito Federal for 2000. From the results obtained were gathered evidence of the relationship between urban sprawl and activity-based travel patterns. Five vectors of urban expansion were identified and the most representative patterns of travel were based on the sequences of activities Housing-Work and Housing-Study. Therefore, in the case of Brasilia, the centralization of jobs and limited living space in the city center are producing urban expansions with a great deal of traveling for work and study.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1590/S2238-10312013000400011
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• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract used with permission of the Brazilian Transportation Planning Society (BTPS)
• Authors:
  • Medrano, Ronny Marcelo Aliaga
  • Taco, Pastor Willy Gonzales
• Publication Date: 2013-10

Language

• English
• Portuguese

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 225-246
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transport Literature
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Brazilian Transport Planning Society
  • ISSN: 2238-1031
  • Serial URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=2238-1031&lng=en&nrm=iso

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commuting; Socioeconomic factors; Structural equation modeling; Travel patterns; Urban sprawl
• Geographic Terms: Brasilia (Brazil)
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I70: Traffic and Transport;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01492287
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 4 2013 8:00AM