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Technopolis, shared resources or controlled mobility? A net-based Delphi-study to explore visions of future urban daily mobility in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-08-13)It is widely recognized that transformation of urban areas are urgent to meet the demands for more efficient and environmental friendly transportation in the future. Although there are general agreements on the need for ... -
Increasing the competitiveness of e-vehicles in Europe
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-08-20)Introduction This paper is concerned with incentives for the take-up and use of e-vehicles that are in place in different European countries. Especially, it analyses Norway and Austria, in order to establish and understand ... -
Forecasting inaccuracies: A result of unexpected events, optimism bias, technical problems, or strategic misrepresentation?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-08-24)Based on the results from a questionnaire survey and qualitative interviews among different actors involved in traffic forecasting, this paper discusses what evidence can be found in support of competing explanations of ... -
Traffic accidents triggered by drivers at work - A survey and analysis of contributing factors
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-08-26)This report outlines the results of a study of severe road traffic accidents in Norway, triggered by drivers at work. The aim has been to examine whether and to what extent risk factors of these triggering drivers and their ... -
The impact of Universally accessible public transport–a before and after study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-08-27)The article studies the effects of universal design measures in public transport. It is based on an eva-luation conducted by the authors in 2010-2012 - a before and after study of measures partfunded by a Norwegian government ... -
Speed enforcement in Norway: Testing a game-theoretic model of the interaction between drivers and the police
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-09-03)This paper probes the relationship between changes in the risk of apprehension for speeding in Norway and changes in the amount of speeding. The paper is based on a game-theoretic model of how the rate of violations and ... -
Mimisbrunnr Climate Park - a network for heritage learning, tourism development, and climate consciousness
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-09-18)Increased ice melting revealed in 2006–2007 many reminiscences of ancient human activity around ice patches near Mt Galdhøpiggen, Norway's highest mountain peak. The public limited company “Klimapark 2469 AS” was established ... -
Optimal profits under environmental regulation: the benefits from emission intensity averaging
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-09-22)In this paper we analyze the economic effects of implementing EPA’s newly proposed regulations for carbon dioxide (CO2) on existing U.S. coal-fired power plants using nonparametric methods on a sample of 144 electricity ... -
Can electronic stability control replace studded tyres?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-10-02)Based on recent studies, this paper examines whether an increased use of electronic stability control can replace studded tyres. A re-analysis of a study that evaluated the effects on accidents of changes in the use of ... -
Axioms of a Polluting Technology: A Materials Balance Approach
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-10-17)This paper aims to present an economic model characterized by a set of axioms that are consistent with the laws of thermodynamics. Two new axioms—weak G-disposability (i.e., weak directional disposability) and output ... -
Environmental efficiency measurement and the materials balance condition reconsidered
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-11-11)This note takes up a shortcoming of Coelli et al.’s (2007) popular environmental efficiency measure and its extension to economic-environmental trade-off analysis (see Van Meensel et al. (2010)), namely that they do not ... -
Deregulation of the Norwegian long distance express coach market
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-11-19)This paper offers new insight to the effects of long distance express coach deregulation in Norway, which formally happened gradually between 1998 and 2003. We study data over a period that spans from the years prior to ... -
Green urban distribution : evaluation of adapted measures for the city of Oslo
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-11-23)The paper presents results from a study of urban freight measures in the city of Oslo. More specifically, it presents methods and results from an ex ante study of seven potential city logistics measures. The study is based ... -
Why is it so difficult to explain the decline in traffic fatalities?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)In many highly motorised countries, the number of traffic fatalities has gone down by about 80 percent since the peak number, which was reached around 1970. What explains this decline? Is it principally the result of road ... -
Shared road is double happiness: Evaluation of a “Share the road” sign
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-01-02)A road sign with the text «Share the road» and a picture of a smiling cyclist and a passing car was evaluated in a before–after study with surveys among cyclists and car drivers. The sign was set up at two sites on a test ... -
Decreasing popularity of the car? Changes in driving licence and access to a car among young adults over a 25-year period in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-01-09)The general impression that car-use has reached a peak or the orientation to have a car has stagnated in several Western countries has been associated with young people being less interested in obtaining a driving licence ... -
How would increasing seat belt use affect the number of killed or seriously injured light vehicle occupants?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-01-12)The expected effects of increasing seat belt use on the number of killed or seriously injured (KSI) light vehicle occupants have been estimated for three scenarios of increased seat belt use in Norway, taking into account ... -
Balancing public goods in agriculture through safe minimum standards
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-01-22)We develop a general framework in which public goods are conflicting (complementary) if an increase in the provision of one public good raises (lowers) the marginal cost of providing another public good. The framework is ... -
National parks policy and planning: a comparative analysis of friluftsliv (Norway) and the dual mandate (New Zealand)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-02-25)Conservation management in Norway is anchored in the historical tradition of friluftsliv although Norway's evolving economic policy signals that growing priority is being given to recreation and nature-based tourism ... -
More for everyone: The effect of local interests on spending on infrastructure
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-03-04)A central question in political economy is whether decision-making in representative democracies is biased towards local public investments or other types of policies which have locally concentrated benefits. The model by ...