WORK-RELATED TRAVELLING AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS: SUBSTITUTION, STIMULATION AND COMPLEMENTARITY. IN: TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR: SPATIAL PATTERNS, CONGESTION AND MODELLING

This chapter describes a survey, undertaken in Helsinki, Finland, regarding the effect of telematics (or telecommuting) in work trips. The survey specifically sought to determine whether or not there was a substitution impact (individuals substituting telematics for work trips, and thus lessening their trips to work), a stimulation impact (telematics actually stimulating more travel), or a complementarity effect (individuals using both methods - telematics and travel to work). Results suggest that 1/3 of office workers surveyed reduced their work trips when telecommuting (affirming substitution); no stimulation effect was noted; and supervisory personnel continued to make work trips while also using telematics (complementarity). In general, work trips were made by automobile, public transit, and sometimes airplane.

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  Edward Elgar Publishers

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• Authors:
  • Lehto, M
  • HIMANEN, V
• Publication Date: 2002

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 55-80
• Monograph Title: TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR: SPATIAL PATTERNS, CONGESTION AND MODELLING

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air travel; Automobile travel; Impacts; Public transit; Surveys; Telecommuting; Telematics; Work trips
• Geographic Terms: Helsinki (Finland)
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00931026
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1840647078
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 2002 12:00AM