Essays about: "household transport"

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  1. 6. General Attitudes and Mode Choice : A mode choice study in Stockholm using Schwartz value-items grouped by personal characteristics

    University essay from KTH/Transport och systemanalys

    Author : Malin Andersson; [2021]
    Keywords : mode choice; modal choice; values; attitudes; Schwartz value scale; multinomial models; Random Forest; färdmedelsval; värderingar; attityder; Schwartz värdeobjekt; multinomiala modeller; Random Forest;

    Abstract : Value-items from the Schwartz scale of Values have been added to travel data to investigate if the value-items can be used to model mode choice. Two kinds of mode choice models, both discrete choice models, multinomial models (MNL) and the Machine Learning Models Random Forests (RF) were constructed, using Travel Diary data (RVU) and additional data from European Social Survey (ESS). READ MORE

  3. 7. The Opportunity Cost of Households´ Recycling Efforts : The Role of Norms and Warm-Glow Motives

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle

    Author : Sara Andersson; [2020]
    Keywords : curbside recycling; norms; opportunity cost of time; household efforts; fastighetsnära insamling; normer; alternativkostnad av tid; hushållens börda;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to examine households´ preferences towards relaxing the time demanding aspects of transporting sorted packaging waste. According to welfare economics, households should be willing to pay an amount equal to their reservation wage to benefit from more leisure time. However, specific types of norms, e.g. READ MORE

  4. 8. Investigating the Environmental Footprint of Swedish Household Consumption

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Tobias Steinegger; [2019]
    Keywords : Environmental Footprint; Sweden; Consumption; Household; Expenditures;

    Abstract : Production-based indicators show that Sweden has lower emissions per capita than other high-income countries. Nevertheless, scientific evidence points to a significant overshoot of some of the planetary boundaries, especially regarding climate change, if Swedish consumption-related emissions abroad are considered. READ MORE

  5. 9. Exploring Consumer Expenditure And Environmental Impacts Across European Nations : A Data-Mining Approach

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Sjoerd Herlaar; [2019]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : As the pressures on the environment created by humanity increase, understanding how products influence a person’s overall impact becomes more important in order to make choices about how a person chooses to consume. Recent literature shows that household consumption is responsible for 51% to 81% of a nation’s total emissions (Ivanova, Stadler, et al. READ MORE

  6. 10. Causes and effects of suburban traffic dynamics : A case study in a municipality close to Munich

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknik

    Author : Sophia Cullen; [2019]
    Keywords : System Dynamics; Traffic dynamics; Change Management;

    Abstract : The current transportation infrastructure in most cities and municipalities is not designed to cope with the continually increasing volume of traffic, especially during rush hours. Furthermore, in many cases, the increasing pressure has not yet been adequately compensated by sufficient expansion. READ MORE