How to incorporate the spatial dimension in destination choice models: The case of Antwerpen
(2008) Transportation Planning and Technology — Vol. 31, n° 2, p. 153-181 (2008)
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- 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.
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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
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Thomas, I., Hammadou, H., Verhetsel, A., & Witlox, F. (2008). How to incorporate the spatial dimension in destination choice models: The case of Antwerpen. Transportation Planning and Technology, 31(2), 153-181. https://doi.org/10.1080/03081060801948126 (Original work published 2008)