Activity-travel behaviour of non-workers from Bangalore City in India

Manoj, M and Verma, Ashish (2015) Activity-travel behaviour of non-workers from Bangalore City in India. In: TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART A-POLICY AND PRACTICE, 78 . pp. 400-424.

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Abstract

This paper presents exploratory and statistical analyses of the activity-travel behaviour of non-workers in Bangalore city in India. The study summarises the socio-demographic characteristics as well as the activity-travel behaviour of non-workers using a primary activity-travel survey data collected by the authors. Where possible, the research also compares the analysis findings with the case studies on activity-travel behaviour of non-workers, carried out in developed and developing countries. This gives an opportunity to understand the differences/similarities in the activity-travel behaviour of non-workers across diverse socio-cultural settings. The preliminary exploratory analysis shed light on the differences in activity participation, trip chaining, time-of-day preference for trip departure, and mode use behaviour of non-workers in Bangalore city. Statistical models were developed for investigating the effects of individual and household socio-demographics, land use parameters, and travel context attributes on activity participation, trip chaining, time-of-day choice, and mode choice decisions of non-workers. A few important results of the analysis are the influence of viewing television at home on out-of-home activity participation and trip-chaining behaviour, and the impact of in-home maintenance activity duration on time-of-day choice. Further, based on the findings of the initial analyses, an attempt has been made in this study to develop an integrated model that links time allocation, time-of-day choice, and trip chaining behaviour of non-workers. The study also discusses the implications of the research findings for transportation planning and policy for Bangalore city. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART A-POLICY AND PRACTICE
Publisher:	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Additional Information:	Copy right for this article belongs to the PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND
Keywords:	Activity-based analysis; Bangalore; India; Land use; Non-workers
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Civil Engineering
Date Deposited:	03 Sep 2015 05:55
Last Modified:	03 Sep 2015 05:55
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/52288

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