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Activity-based Travel Demand Modeling in Rural Areas; Case Study of Villages Far-from-city in Fars Province

Salimi, Farzam | 2010

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  1. Type of Document: M.Sc. Thesis
  2. Language: Farsi
  3. Document No: 40356 (09)
  4. University: Sharif University of Technology
  5. Department: Civil Engineering
  6. Advisor(s): Vaziri, Manouchehr
  7. Abstract:
  8. Although rural inhabitants constitute a large portion of developing countries’ population, they have always been neglected in many ways. Expansion of equity, calls for a new concern in adequacy of rural development. The problem could be considered in two aspects: Firstly, there is a great tendency for immigration to nearby cities, hoping for a better life. This would result in more crowded cities, extended poverty and an increasing rate of crime mainly in suburban areas. On the other hand, the evacuation of farms and fertilized lands imposes great economical loss to the country. Therefore, development of rural facilities should be integrated into national policies to assure a homogeneous and all- inclusive development. In this model, daily activities are supposed to result from five consecutive decisions making procedures, Daily activity pattern; consisting of primary activity, primary tour type and number of secondary tours, primary tour time of day choice models, primary mode choice, secondary tour time of day choice, and secondary mode choice. The distance between the village and the nearby city was known as an important factor in its transportation behavior. Therefore, five villages located in Firoozabad in Fars province were randomly chosen. An exclusive questionnaire was design to obtain essential information from the sample and a Time Use Survey was carried out through guidance school students in spring 2008. The databank was set up by using Microsoft Excel software. Different statistical investigations such as univariate and multivariate analyses were done over the sample, which resulted in helpful cross classifications of the data. Three decision making structures, namely sequential, nested and joint procedures were investigated and related Logit models were built in each section. The research resulted in the recognition of main activity patterns, decision making methods and tour characteristics in rural areas
  9. Keywords:
  10. Rural Transport ; Activity-Based Demand Modeling ; Daily Activity Pattern ; Fars (Province) ; Multinomial Logit Model ; Primary Tour ; Secondary Tour

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