An analysis of the dynamics of activity and travel needs in response to social network evolution and life-cycle events: A structural equation model

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 59, Issue , 2014, Pages 159-171

  Sharmeen, Fariya ^a   Arentze, Theo ^a   Timmermans, Harry ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activity travel needs; Event based retrospective survey; History dependence; Life cycle events; Social network evolution; Structural equation modelling

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; SURVEYS;

ACTIVITY SCHEDULING; HISTORY DEPENDENCE; LONG TERM DYNAMICS; RETROSPECTIVE SURVEYS; SOCIAL NETWORK EVOLUTION; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING; THEORY AND MODELLING;

LIFE CYCLE;

EQUATION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOCIAL NETWORK; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84890418863     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2013.11.006     Document Type: Article

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