The opportunity Value of Travel Time (VTT) is one of the most important parts of the total cost of recreation day-trips and arguably the most difficult to estimate. Most studies build upon the theoretical framework proposed by Becker’s (1965) by using a combination of revealed and stated preference data to estimate a value of time which is uniform in all activities and under all circumstances. ...

Introduction: The geographical movement of people from one area to another poses the threat of transmission of infectious diseases. Kenya is among the vulnerable countries when it comes to disease transmission, because it is a major transport hub in East Africa, yet data on the availability and uptake of pre-travel health services is limited. Methods: A c...

BACKGROUND No studies have yet examined the associations of physical environmental attributes specifically with walking in adults with type 2 diabetes. PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to examine associations of perceived community physical environmental attributes with walking for transport and for recreation among adults living with type 2 diabetes. METHODS Participants were 771 adul...

This paper emphasises the need for adequate navel information as a policy tool to increase the service leve1 of urban public transport. Particular attention is given to the role and competente of public authorities in offering proper travel information systems. Two elements in particular are highlighted, viz. the management perspective and the institutional context. By means of a comparative ca...

A Systematic Comparison of First-Time and Repeat Visitors via a Two-Phase Online Survey Abstract: Tourism researchers report differences between first-time and repeat visitors in terms of their demographics, tripographics, destination perception, perceived value, and travel motivations. The majority of previous studies focus on comparing only one or a couple of these dimensions, with fragmented...

urbanization development followed by increase in travel demand in recent years made some problems for cities such as traffic, lack of suitable parking, environmental issues, economic and social etc. meanwhile, public transport, especially bus services are very important in the development of urban functions thus, paying attention to different aspects of the transport in order to increase its ef...

BACKGROUND Emerging evidence suggests that walking and cycling for different purposes such as transport or recreation may be associated with different attributes of the physical environment. Few studies to date have examined these behaviour-specific associations, particularly in the UK. This paper reports on the development, factor structure and test-retest reliability of a new scale assessing ...

The development of a public transport accessibility index for older travellers using total travel time is not subject frequent discussion. This study proposes (EPTAI) which considers peoples’ and the populations second-smallest statistical areas according to census data. EPTAI identifies level access elderly (train, tram, bus) in an urban area. time-based includes different trip purposes, inclu...