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How to incorporate the spatial dimension in destination choice models: The case of Antwerpen

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Thomas, Isabelle [UCL] Hammadou, Hakim [] Verhetsel, Ann [] Witlox, Frank []

This paper considers different alternatives for including spatial aspects within the activity-based approach for modeling destination choices. The study area is the urban agglomeration of Antwerpen (Belgium); the city and its suburbs are considered. Individual travel surveys are used. The paper pays particular attention to the inclusion of space within the decision context by including specific land-use explanatory variables generated by Geographical Information Systems. A preliminary geographical analysis is performed in order to represent the city by a limited set of destinations (n = 33) and to characterize those zones in terms of land use. Discrete choice modelling is used: each individual faces the total set of spatial destination alternatives. Several modelling approaches are explored and compared in terms of utility function (for instance Box-Cox; random coefficients) and in terms of global formulation (multinomial logit versus nested logit). The mixed nested logit formulation is selected as best and the parameter estimations are interpreted; it shows the importance of space within destination choices. This paper provides a useful background for decision-makers and planners of transportation policy related to individual mobility patterns.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article)
Access type Accès restreint
Publication date 2008
Language Anglais
Journal information "Transportation Planning and Technology" - Vol. 31, no. 2, p. 153-181 (2008)
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd. (Abingdon, United Kingdom)
issn 0308-1060
e-issn 1029-0354
Publication status Publié
Affiliations UCL - EUEN/CORE - Center for operations research and econometrics
Université des sciences et technologies de Lille 1 - Faculté des Sciences Economiques et Sociales
University of Antwerp - Department of Transport and Regional Economics
Ghent University - Geography Department
Keywords Discrete choice model ; Activity-based approach ; GIS ; Land use ; Urban mobility ; Antwerpen
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Bibliographic reference Thomas, Isabelle ; Hammadou, Hakim ; Verhetsel, Ann ; Witlox, Frank. How to incorporate the spatial dimension in destination choice models: The case of Antwerpen. In: Transportation Planning and Technology, Vol. 31, no. 2, p. 153-181 (2008)
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