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Use of public information for road-capacity reductions: a study of mediating strategies during tunnel rehabilitations in Oslo
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07-22)In this paper, two public information campaigns were analysed. These were related to capacity reductions, caused by maintenance work, in two main road tunnels—at Smestad and Bryn in Oslo. The paper analyses the campaigns’ ... -
Using Behavioral Insights to Incentivize Cycling: Results from a Field Experiment
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-07-01)Motivating active transport is a health and environmental policy priority, and plays an important role in achieving the necessary shift toward a sustainable transport system. Financial incentives to promote cycling are ... -
Using elemental analyses and multivariate statistics to identify the off-site dispersion from informal e-waste processing
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-10-29)Electronic waste (e-waste) is informally processed and recycled in Agbogbloshie in Accra (Ghana), which may be the largest such site in West Africa. This industry can lead to significant environmental contamination. In ... -
Using the future wheel methodology to assess the impact of open science in the transport sector
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-04-12)Open Science enhances information sharing and makes scientific results of transport research more transparent and accessible at all levels and to everyone allowing integrity and reproducibility. However, what future impacts ... -
Using the Triangle of Human Ecology for understanding self-rated depression: A quantitative study based on the HUNT 3 cohort
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-09-25)Aims: To test the Triangle of Human Ecology by examining associations between unipolar depression and different measures of human biological factors, health behaviour, and the physical environment. Methods: Data originate ... -
Utslippsfri byggeprosess i Oslo. Konsekvensutredning
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Valuation of cycling facilities with and without controlling for casualty risk
(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 ... -
Value of travel time by road type
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-08-03)Travel time is less costly if it is comfortable or can be used productively. One could hence argue that the value of travel time (VTT) of car travellers in economic appraisal should be differentiated by road type, reflecting ... -
Valuing casualty risk reductions from estimated baseline risk
(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 ... -
Vehicle choices and urban transport externalities. Are Norwegian policy makers getting it right?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-15)Norway has the world’s highest share of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in its passenger car fleet, thanks to a set of policies that has included high purchase taxes for fossil fueled cars, and no tolls, no VAT, and free ... -
Vehicle choices and urban transport externalities. Are Norwegian policy makers getting it right?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-15)Norway has the world’s highest share of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in its passenger car fleet, thanks to a set of policies that has included high purchase taxes for fossil fueled cars, and no tolls, no VAT, and free ... -
Vehicle registration year, age, and weight – Untangling the effects on crash risk
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-15)The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of passenger cars’ first year of registration, weight, and age on the number of killed or seriously injured (KSI) car drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists. Poisson ... -
Video observation of encounters between the automated shuttles and other traffic participants along an approach to right-hand priority T-intersection
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-25)Introduction Increasing numbers of deployment projects of automated shuttles have been taking place worldwide. Safety is one of the main concerns for their successful implementation. Therefore, it is vital to gain the ... -
Virkningene av endringer i bilbeskatningen
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Visitors' acceptance of negative ecological impacts in national parks: comparing the explanatory power of psychographic scales in a Norwegian mountain setting
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-06-11)Even in protected areas, it is inevitable that any human use will produce some impact on natural resources. This study identifies visitors’ tolerance of potential negative ecological impacts from tourism activities and ... -
Vulnerability and vulnerable groups from an intersectionality perspective
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-06)In general, the identification and protection of vulnerable groups in the case of hazards or when a crisis unfolds is an issue that any crisis and disaster risk management should address, since people have different levels ... -
Walking distances to public transport in smaller and larger Norwegian cities
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-01-11)This paper contributes to the scarce empirical knowledge concerning distances and durations of walking trips to public transport in smaller cities and in European cities. Results show that walking trips to local public ... -
Weather and daily mobility in international perspective: A cross-comparison of Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish city regions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-07-24)With climate change, weather has emerged as an important theme in transport research and planning. Although recent studies demonstrate profound weather effects on mobility in single case study areas, international ... -
Weight-based pay-as-you-throw pricing model: Encouraging sorting in households through waste fees
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-09-30)Municipal solid waste is associated with different systemic challenges, such as climate change, resource scarcity, and ocean plastic pollution. European countries are striving towards more circular material use and the ... -
What Factors Affect Cross-Modal Substitution - Evidences from the Oslo Area
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-11-27)The vast majority of studies on urban travel demand focus on the effect on the demand of one travel mode given a change in the characteristics of that same transport mode, for example, own-elasticities. comparatively little ...