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Decomposing growth in Norwegian seaport container throughput and associated air pollution
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-06-19)While policy makers worldwide view maritime transport as a sustainable alternative to road freight transport, increased cargo volumes by sea inevitably boost activities in ports that are in the proximity of where people ... -
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 ... -
The demand for automated vehicles: A synthesis of willingness-to-pay surveys
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-06-30)This paper synthesises the findings of surveys of consumer willingness-to-pay for vehicle automation. Some studies report only mean or median estimates of willingness-to-pay for vehicle automation. Other studies provide ... -
Democracy, governance, and road safety
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-07)Countries scoring high on the Democracy Index developed by The Economist Intelligence Unit have fewer traffic fatalities per 100,000 inhabitants than countries scoring low on this index. The statistical relationship between ... -
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 ... -
Developing a tool for assessing park-and-ride facilities in a sustainable mobility perspective
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-11-26)This article presents results from context-related empirical case-studies of the traffic-reducing effects of 12 existing Norwegian park-and-ride facilities (P&R), in a sustainable mobility perspective. It further presents ... -
Different Pathways for Achieving Cleaner Urban Areas: A Roadmap towards the White Paper Goal for Urban Transport
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-06-27)The 2011 White Paper on Transport of the European Commission spells out a series of targets for 2030 and 2050. One of the 10 targets is explicitly related to urban transport and stipulates: “Halve the use of ‘conventionally ... -
Different types of out-of-home activities and well-being amongst urban residing old persons with mobility impediments
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-12-17)Independent mobility has been proposed to be a precondition for leading an independent, non-institutionalized life. Supporting independent mobility for the growing senior segment thus has societal importance. The question ... -
Direct and cross price elasticities of demand for gasoline, diesel, hybrid and battery electric cars: the case of Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-01-04)Aim: The primary goals of this research is (i) to derive direct and cross demand market response functions for automobile powertrains and their energy carriers and (ii) to assess how CO2 emissions from automobiles depend ... -
Do people who buy e-bikes cycle more?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-15)Previous research shows that e-bike owners use private cars less than other transport user groups, and also report to have changed from motorised to non-motorised transport. A challenge with many studies is that they are ... -
Do visitors gaze and reproduce what destination managers wish to commercialise? Perceived and projected image in the UNESCO World Heritage area ‘West Norwegian Fjords’
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-01)Destination image plays a key role in helping people decide where to travel and affects satisfaction, likelihood of return visits and word of mouth. While photography is not the only way of projecting and perceiving an ... -
Does a tow-bar increase the risk of neck injury in rear-end collisions?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-03-09)Does a tow-bar increase the risk of neck injury in the struck car in a rear-end collision? The rear part of a modern car has collision zones that are rendered nonoperational when the car is equipped with a tow-bar. Past ... -
Does capacity increase compliance? Examining evidence from European cooperation against air pollution
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-09-15)Scholars commonly hypothesize that enhanced capacity—improved ability to do as agreed—increases states’ compliance with international agreements. In contrast, using a novel dataset that covers 31 states and three decades ... -
Does Regular School Transport Influence the Provision of Public Transport Services? Evidence From Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-13)Basic education and public transport services are often provided by local or regional governments. In Norway, they fall within the remit of two different tiers of government, with public transport being the responsibility ... -
Does the influence of risk factors on accident occurrence change over time?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-03-11)A large number of studies have been made to assess the relationship between risk factors and accident occurrence. A risk factor is any factor that makes an accident more likely to occur. Very many risk factors have been ... -
Does valuation research provide a credible basis for cost-benefit analysis of safety measures?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-12-14)Many studies have been made to obtain a monetary valuation of reduced risk of death, usually given as the value of a statistical life (VSL), which is a reduction in risk corresponding to the prevention of one fatality. ... -
Driving forces of road freight CO2 in 2030
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-04-07)Purpose – Road freight carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are determined by a complex interaction between shippers and hauliers within the boundaries set by regulations and economic factors. It is necessary to gain understanding ... -
The Dutch road to a high level of cycling safety
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-06-22)Many governments attempt to improve cycling safety to reduce the number of bicycle crashes and encourage cycling. The Netherlands is a world leader in bicycle use and safety. This paper explores how the Netherlands achieved ... -
E-bikes - good for public health?
(Chapter, 2020-04-10)It is well established that physical activity (PA) is health enhancing, and that active travel can increase total PA. The e-bike demands lower levels of intensity for the same pace and distance as a conventional bicycle, ... -
Economic Analysis and Investment Priorities in Sweden’s Transport Sector
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-03-22)Beginning as a planning tool within Sweden’s national road administration some 50 years ago, benefit-cost analysis (BCA) has come to be a pillar of the national transport policy because of subsequent strategic choices made ...