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Can the use of road safety measures on national roads in Norway be interpreted as an informal application of the ALARP principle?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-11-24)The ALARP principle, stating that risks should be reduced to a level “As Low As Reasonably Practicable”, is widely known and discussed in risk management. The principle is flexible, as the interpretation of the key concepts ... -
Capacity reduction on urban main roads: How truck drivers adapted, and what effects and consequences they experienced
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-11-03)Urban freight transport is an important issue in sustainable mobility discussions. It constitutes a significant proportion of urban traffic, and expected negative impacts for urban freight transport can be arguments against ... -
Capturing the least costly way of reducing pollution: A shadow price approach
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-05-18)The production analysis literature is increasingly concerned with estimating marginal abatement costs. Yet, most studies do not emphasize the ways in which pollutants may be reduced and their costs, which makes them unable ... -
Car drivers' valuation of landslide risk reductions
(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, ... -
Car sharing and transformations in households travel patterns: Insights from emerging proto-practices in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-03-18)Over the last decades car sharing has been recognized as a socio-technical innovation that can help to reduce or replace the use of fossil-fueled private cars in urban regions. To understand how car sharing may be used in ... -
Carbon dioxide emission standards for U.S. power plants: An efficiency analysis perspective
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-04-14)On June 25, 2013, President Obama announced his plan to introduce carbon dioxide emission standards for electricity generation. This paper proposes an efficiency analysis approach that addresses which emission rates (and ... -
Carbon dioxide mitigation from public procurement with environmental conditions: The case of short-sea shipping in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-02-24)We investigate the potential for greenhouse gas (GHG) emission cuts for the Norwegian short-sea (domestic) maritime segments of express boats, offshore support vessels, and aquaculture support vessels in comparison to ... -
Care organisations role as intermediaries between the authorities and the marginalised in crisis management
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-02-15)Social service providers work to alleviate social disadvantages, which may particularly loom during crises. These organisations have a close understanding of the needs of their clients. However, this knowledge is rarely ... -
A case study of parking charges at work places – effects on travel behaviour and acceptance
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Causality, not just correlation: Residential location, transport rationales and travel behavior across metropolitan contexts
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-05-01)The literature on relationships between the built environment and travel is extensive, but the vast majority of such studies relies solely on statistical analyses of travel survey data, with limited possibilities for ... -
Challenges of improving safety in very safe transport systems
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-11-30)This paper discusses some challenges that may arise when trying to improve safety in systems that are already very safe. Railways in Norway are used as a case of a very safe transport system. The following challenges in ... -
Changes in Travel Behaviour During the Pandemic: Exploring Why Public Transport is Not Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-08-10)This study explores why shares using public transport in autumn 2021 remained well below 2019 pre-pandemic levels, even after most COVID-19 restrictions had been lifted. Based on an interview survey of 1145 workers in the ... -
Changes over time in the relationship between road accidents and factors influencing them: The case of Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-01-30)This paper compares the results found in successive accident prediction models developed at the national level for Norway. Over time, the models have become more comprehensive in terms of the roads and the variables included ... -
Characteristics of fatal road crashes involving unlicensed drivers or riders: Implications for countermeasures
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-05-05)Drivers or riders without a valid license are involved in 10% of fatal road crashes in Norway. This was shown by an analysis of data from all fatal crashes in the period 2005–2014. A literature review shows that unlicensed ... -
Charging Sustainable Batteries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-03-23)Having transformed our way of life, rechargeable batteries are poised for exponential growth over the coming decade, notably due to the wider adoption of electric vehicles. An international expert panel proposes a combination ... -
Children's out-of-home leisure activities: changes during the last decade in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-08-31)This study, based on two nationally representative samples of children aged 6–12 years and their parents from 2005 and 2013–2014, explores changes in children's play, through changes in participation in three different ... -
Citizenship in collision: Notions of agency in road safety work
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-02-15)In 2004, the Norwegian Accident Investigation Board (AIBN), previously restricted to civil aviation, was expanded to include a new section for road traffic, which was to investigate individual road accidents. The overall ... -
Cognitive technology development and end-user involvement in the Norwegian petroleum industry – Human factors missing or not?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-10-24)The petroleum industry is a high-hazard industry depending on reliable technical solutions. The industry tends to use increasingly advanced technologies including machine learning technology with increased difficulties for ... -
Combining roadside interviews and on-road observation for assessing prevalence of driver inattention
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-02-05)Inattention among car drivers on a motorway section with two lanes in each direction was investigated by a combination of two different methodological approaches. First, an observer in a driving car in the non-passing ... -
Common patterns in aggregated accident analysis charts from human fatigue-related groundings and collisions at sea
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-08-07)Research has shown that there are potentially disastrous outcomes of human fatigue at sea. The conditions in which the seafarers have to operate are becoming more and more demanding. The study in this article attempts to ...