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A comparison of bus passengers' and car drivers' valuation of casualty risk reductions in their routes
Flugel, Stefan Markus; Veisten, Knut; Rizzi, Luis I.; Ortuzar, Juan De Dios; Elvik, Rune (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-22)Introduction The economic value of safety represents an important guide to transport policy, and more studies on individuals’ valuation of road safety are called for. This paper presents a stated preference study of the ... -
Analyzing the deeper motivations for nature-based tourism facility demand: A hybrid choice model of preferences for a reindeer visitor center
Lindberg, Kreg Anders; Veisten, Knut; Halse, Askill Harkjerr (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-01)Wildlife interpretive centers may increase the attractiveness of natural areas for visitors, provide local employment and income, and channel visitors to reduce wildlife disturbance. However, interpretive center success ... -
Are bilateral conservation policies for the Bialowieza forest unattainable? Analysis of stated preferences of Polish and Belarusian public
Valasiuk, Sviataslau; Czajkowski, Mikołaj; Giergiczny, Marek; Zylicz, Thomasz; Veisten, Knut; Elbakidze, Marine; Angelstam, Per (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-04-09)Transboundary nature protected areas constitute a considerable proportion of all the existing spatial forms of biodiversity protection. One prominent example is the Białowieża Forest, shared by Poland and Belarus. There ... -
Assessing recreation specialization to guide nature-based tourism development: A hybrid choice model of birder destination preferences
Stemmer, Kathrin; Aas, Øystein; Veisten, Knut; Lindberg, Kreg (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-04-23)Birding is a growing nature-based tourism activity, and a better understanding of birder preferences could support tourism development and species conservation. Using a hybrid choice modeling approach, we analyzed birding ... -
Asymmetric preferences for road safety: Evidence from a stated choice experiment among car drivers
Flugel, Stefan Markus; Elvik, Rune; Veisten, Knut; Rizzi, Luis I.; Meyer, Sunniva Frislid; Ramjerdi, Farideh; Ortuzar, Juan De Dios (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-04-29)Recent research has proposed fitting responses from discrete choice experiments to asymmetric value functions consistent with prospect theory, taking into account respondents’ reference points in their valuation of choice ... -
Attitudinal drivers of home bias in public preferences for transboundary nature protected areas
Valasiuk, Sviataslau; Czajkowski, Mikołaj; Giergiczny, Marek; Żylicz, Tomasz; Veisten, Knut; Landa-Mata, Iratxe; Halse, Askill Harkjerr; Angelstam, Per Krister (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-03-12)We assess what drives the lower valuation of nature protection on the other side of the border in two European transboundary nature areas, the Białowieża Forest (Poland and Belarus), and Fulufjället (Norway and Sweden). ... -
Car drivers' valuation of landslide risk reductions
Flugel, Stefan Markus; Rizzi, Luis I.; Veisten, Knut; Elvik, Rune; Ortuzar, Juan De Dios (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-02-28)Approximately one car occupant per year is killed as a result of landslides or avalanches in Norway, compared to 150–200 fatalities due to accidents. Still, protection from landslides is a major transport safety issue, ... -
Cost-benefit assessments of an e-bike subvention programme in Oslo, Norway
Veisten, Knut; Fyhri, Aslak; Halse, Askill Harkjerr; Sundfør, Hanne Beate (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-01-19)In an attempt to increase the bicycle share in transport in Oslo, the municipality launched an e-bike subvention programme in 2016. One thousand persons were to receive a 20% subvention if they bought an e-bike, by registering ... -
The effect of health benefits on the value of travel time savings in active transport
Flugel, Stefan Markus; Veisten, Knut; Sundfør, Hanne Beate; Jordbakke, Guri Natalie; Hulleberg, Nina; Halse, Askill Harkjerr (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04-28)Introduction The valuation of travel time savings and the valuation of health effects are crucial in the economic appraisal of infrastructure projects that affect cycling and walking for transport. Current practices treat ... -
Exploring the relationship between the built environment, trip chain complexity, and auto mode choice, applying a large national data set
Grue, Berit; Veisten, Knut; Engebretsen, Øystein (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-02)In the completion of transport-based activities, some people save time by chaining trips with different purposes. Several studies have found that trip chaining encourages car use, while others find that features of the ... -
The flight is valuable regardless of the carbon tax scheme: A case study of Norwegian leisure air travelers
Denstadli, Jon Martin; Veisten, Knut (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-05-21)Various countries have introduced a carbon tax on air travel. Carbon taxation is controversial in that it may negatively influence tourism demand. Still, research investigating travelers' willingness to pay (WTP) such taxes ... -
The impacts of automated urban delivery and consolidation
Hu, Bin; Panweiser, Wolfgang; Ziakopoulos, Apostolos; Roussou, Julia; Chaudhry, Amna; Oikonomou, Maria; Gebhard, Sarah; de Zwart, Rins; Schermers, Charles Goldenbeldd Govert; Weijermars, Wendy; Veisten, Knut; Hartveit, Knut Johannes Liland; Brackstone, Mark; Thomas, Pete; Yannis, George (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-12-13)Automation in urban freight transport is an important milestone for city logistics, but it is challenging due to the complex traffic situations. While the parcel volume is soaring due to the popularity of e-commerce – and ... -
Is forest landscape restoration socially desirable? A discrete choice experiment applied to the Scandinavian transboundary Fulufjället national park area
Valasiuk, Sviataslau; Czajkowski, Mikołaj; Giergiczny, Marek; Zylicz, Tomasz; Veisten, Knut; Landa-Mata, Iratxe; Halse, Askill Harkjerr; Elbakidze, Marine; Angelstam, Per (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Using an economic valuation approach, we assessed people's stated preferences for policy aimed at enhancing restoration of functional networks of naturally dynamic boreal forest habitats as a public good. Active landscape ... -
Is law enforcement of drug-impaired driving cost-efficient? An explorative study of a methodology for cost-benefit analysis
Veisten, Knut; Houwing, Sjoerd; Mathijssen, M.P.M.; Akhtar, Juned (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-11-02)Background Road users driving under the influence of psychoactive substances may be at much higher relative risk (RR) in road traffic than the average driver. Legislation banning blood alcohol concentrations above certain ... -
Logistics costs in Norway: comparing industry survey results against calculations based on a freight transport model
Hansen, Wiljar; Hovi, Inger Beate; Veisten, Knut (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-03-25)This paper presents estimates of logistics costs in Norway. Two different methodological approaches are taken: (i) use of the national freight transport model for Norway, in which logistics costs as a share of gross domestic ... -
The role of psychographic factors in naturebased tourist expenditure
Veisten, Knut; Lindberg, Kreg Anders; Grue, Berit; Haukeland, Jan Vidar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-01)Numerous studies have examined the relationship between tourist expenditure and observable characteristics of the individual and the trip. We add latent variables based on psychographic factors into a model of expenditure ... -
Standing in cost-benefit analysis of road safety measures: A case of speed enforcement vs. speed change
Veisten, Knut; Stefan, Christian; Winkelbauer, Martin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-10-20)Elvik (2006) discussed the appropriateness of including the benefits that offenders get when violating traffic laws. While concluding that these benefits could not be given standing, Elvik resorted to argumentation from ... -
Tourist Segments for New Facilities in National Park Areas: Profiling Tourists in Norway Based on Psychographics and Demographics
Veisten, Knut; Haukeland, Jan Vidar; Baardsen, Sjur; Degnes-Ødemark, Heidi; Grue, Berit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-03-02)The pursuit of sustainable tourism may involve development of more facilities in the buffer zones of national parks and other pristine nature areas. Two independent samples of domestic and foreign tourists in Norway were ... -
Valuation of cycling facilities with and without controlling for casualty risk
Flugel, Stefan; Ramjerdi, Farideh; Veisten, Knut; Killi, Marit; Elvik, Rune (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-07-14)Barrier effects can impact cyclists’ travel time, level of comfort, and risk of accidents. When eliciting the valuation of these elements, simultaneous estimation is called for because the perceived level of comfort may ... -
Valuing casualty risk reductions from estimated baseline risk
Veisten, Knut; Flugel, Stefan; Rizzi, Luis; Ortuzar, Juan De Dios; Elvik, Rune (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-01-05)Stated choice studies have been applied regularly to the valuation of time savings and other attributes of travelling as perceived by individuals. In such experiments, respondents often provide reference levels for the ...