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Operational performance of light electric freight vehicles in the last mile: two Nordic case studies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-03-21)Purpose To assess the introduction and performance of light electric freight vehicles (LEFVs), more specifically cargo cycles in major 3PL organizations in at least two Nordic countries. Design/methodology/approach Case ... -
Optimal Entry and Exit Decisions Under Uncertainty and the Impact of Mean Reversion
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-09-21)This paper derives an entrepreneur’s optimal switching between an idle and an active state under stochastic mean reverting output prices. The paper suggests a new categorisation of the effects of mean reversion. Mean ... -
Optimal planning of an urban ferry service operated with zero emission technology
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-10-06)While passenger-only ferries can be an effective instrument in mitigating road congestion in urban areas, they are among the most polluting modes of transportation. This paper studies technical and economic feasibilities ... -
Optimal policies for electromobility: Joint assessment of transport and electricity distribution costs in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-07-01)This paper develops a stylized economic model for passenger transport in the greater Oslo area, in which the agents' choices of car ownership, transport pattern, and electric vehicle (EV) charging are jointly determined. ... -
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 ... -
Organizational information security culture in critical infrastructure: Developing and testing a scale and its relationships to other measures of information security
(Chapter, 2018-06-15)The aims of the present study are to 1) develop and test a scale measuring organizational information security culture, and 2) examine its relationships to other aspects of information security. The study focuses on an ... -
Overtourism, optimisation, and destination performance indicators: a case study of activities in Fjord Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-01-23)Many global tourist destinations have experienced growth in arrivals. This has triggered various conflicts in destinations and sparked debates as to how to deal with what is increasingly referred to as ‘overtourism’. Most ... -
Paint It Red - A Multimethod Study of the Nudging Effect of Coloured Cycle Lanes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06-02)Many countries colour their cycle lanes, but there is still a lack of research into the impact of this policy. Rather than constraining or regulating movement, coloured asphalt conveys information, and can serve as a good ... -
Pandemic impacts on public transport safety and stress perceptions in Nordic cities
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-12-22)COVID-19 has brought severe disruption and demand suppression to mobility, especially to public transport (PT). A key challenge now is to restore trust that PT is safe again. This paper investigates pandemic impacts on PT ... -
Panel data analysis of drivers under an evolving cordon tolling system
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-12-12)This paper analyzes a panel dataset of 4011 anonymized car owners in Norway. We observe where they live (on neighborhood-level) and how much they drive. We combine this with data on tolling costs. Over the sample period ... -
Paradoxes of rationality in road safety policy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-01-09)Rationality is an ideal for transport safety policy. As developed within normative welfare economics, rationality denotes the efficient use of safety measures based on cost–benefit analyses that include all relevant impacts ... -
Park & Ride - Exploring the demand effects of parking charges
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-03-10)Parking charges can be introduced to control who uses park & ride (P&R) facilities. However, the effect of charges on parking demand is unclear. This paper presents results from a before- and after analysis of fifteen rail ... -
Parking facilities and the built environment: Impacts on travel behaviour
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-11-25)Car ownership and car use depend on numerous factors, among which are parking availability at destination and at home. While the former has attracted considerable research efforts for decades the latter, home parking, has ... -
Patronage effects of changes to local public transport services in smaller cities
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-04-23)The paper contributes to the scarce empirical knowledge concerning the effects of improving public transport services on patronage. It analyses cases in eight Norwegian cities, varying in size from 12,000 to 118,000 ... -
Patterns of E-Scooter Use in Combination with Public Transport
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07-23)Shared e-scooters may complement public transport by offering a solution to the first/last mile problem by easing, or increasing the radius of, access and egress trips. We have gathered real time e-scooter supply and demand ... -
Perceived walkability and daily walking behaviour in a “small city context” – The case of Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-10-10)Walking is essential for environmentally friendly transport, vibrant street life, and public health. Due to the short distances, small cities should have great potential for walking; however, the car still dominates in ... -
Perceptions of Service Enhancements in Shared Autonomous Vehicles: A Demographic Perspective
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-09-26)As the pressure on urban mobility rises, shared autonomous vehicles (SAVs) offer enhanced transportation efficiency and safety. This study investigates the valuations of additional services in SAVs, examining demographics’ ... -
Perspectives on Norway's supercharged electric vehicle policy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-11-17)Norway has achieved an unprecedented breakthrough for battery electric vehicles. The market share reached 17.1% in 2015, and the total fleet passed 2.7%, some 70000 vehicles. The multilevel perspective framework demonstrate ... -
Plan for sustainable urban logistics – comparing between Scandinavian and UK practices
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-10-18)Introduction Common practices in current urban logistics planning in Scandinavia and the UK, and the degree to which SUTP (Sustainable Urban Transport Plan), SUMP (Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans) and SULP (Sustainable ... -
Planning for climate-friendly transport in Norwegian rural areas
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-12-31)This paper addresses how local land-use planning can facilitate climate-friendly transport in rural areas. Studies were conducted in four Norwegian municipalities with populations between 4400 and 10,600. 11% of the country’s ...