Big Data, Travel Behaviour and Sustainable Transportation
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Transportation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2021) | Viewed by 6272
Special Issue Editors
Interests: travel behaviour; ICT use; big data analytics; interaction between land use and travel behaviour
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
New forms of data generated naturally by various technologies, sometimes referred to as Big Data, have provided unprecedented opportunities for transport researchers and planners. They include detailed mobility information at fine temporal and geographic scales. The richness of these data allows researchers to examine various aspects of sustainable transport systems and travel behaviours, which would not have been possible with traditional transport data such as travel surveys. However, there are a range of barriers to using them in research. These include issues such as privacy, data quality (representativeness, relevance), computational demands, and accessibility/cost.
This Special Issue seeks to deepen our understanding of new opportunities and challenges of using big data for research in travel behaviour and sustainable transport. We welcome papers on the following topics (but not limited to):
- Analysing travel behaviour using big data;
- Evaluating the effects of big infrastructure investments or transport policies on travel behaviour using big data;
- Understanding challenges related to privacy, data quality or accessibility, and the implications for research;
- Empirical studies that establish or enhance the representativeness of big data;
- Exploring the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on sustainable transport modes using big data;
- Future perspectives on the use of big data in transport research.
Dr. Jinhyun Hong
Dr. David Philip McArthur
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- Big data
- Travel behaviour
- Sustainable transport
- Big data analytics
- Bias correction
