Essays about: "travel diaries"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words travel diaries.

  1. 1. Towards an open, automated, and reproducible synthetic population of Switzerland : A preparatory, modular pipeline for agent-based mobility simulations

    University essay from KTH/Transport och systemanalys

    Author : David Micallef; [2023]
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    Abstract : This thesis explores the development of an automated re-synthesising tool, called EasySynth, to generate a Swiss synthetic population and travel diaries from publicly available data. The aim is to overcome the limitations of restricted-access real population data while maintaining control over anonymisation and statistical accuracy. READ MORE

  3. 2. Gender, Mobilities and Public Transport: Exploring the daily mobilities of women in Rosengård since the arrival of the train

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Kate Flowerday; [2019]
    Keywords : Public Transport; Gender; Feminist Geography; Accessibility; Social Sustainability; Critical GIS; Time-Space Geography; Mobility Justice;

    Abstract : This thesis is an exploration of gendered daily mobilities amongst local women in Rosengård since the inauguration of the new train station and railway service into the district. Implementing a feminist, qualitative and explorative approach to mobilities, the research poses three principal questions: how women are using public transport in their daily mobilities; what restrictions they are facing in these mobilities; and finally, the extent to which the new Rosengård train station is working towards social cohesion in Malmö. READ MORE

  4. 3. Women’s Perceived Safety on Public Transport Journeys : A Qualitative Study

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Lina Bergdahl; [2019]
    Keywords : perceived safety; fear of crime; public transport; whole-journey perspecitve; go-along method; walk-along; travel diaries; gendered mobility;

    Abstract : Women feel more fear than men in public space and when using public transport. This is an inequality in our society which limits women’s mobility and access to public goods. This study aims to qualitatively explore how women experience their public transport trips from a perceived safety perspective in a study of Gullmarsplan. READ MORE

  5. 4. Iceland: : Imagined and Experienced Landscapes

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Tina Majonen; [2018]
    Keywords : Iceland; Landscape; Narrative; Imagined Geographies; Travel; Representation; Imagination;

    Abstract : This thesis is a journey through a layered Icelandic landscape, where the representations and imaginings of outside travelers are in focus. Departing theoretically from narratives of the land- scape, I will discuss how the Icelandic landscape has been created as an imagined geography, and analyze the stories, representations and images infusing its experience and re-creation. READ MORE

  6. 5. Fritidens resor och det stationsnära läget : en fallstudie av barnfamiljers fritidsresvanor, färdmedelsval och livspussel

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Klara Harmark; [2016]
    Keywords : fritidsresor; trafikplanering; mobilitet; hållbara transporter; stationsnära läge; resvanor; färdmedelsval; barnfamiljer; Skurup;

    Abstract : Om vi ska kunna uppnå en hållbar utveckling av samhällets olika dimensioner har våra resvanor en betydande roll. Trafikens buller, trängsel, partikel- och koldioxidutsläpp har en negativ inverkan på såväl människor som miljö. READ MORE