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Reconstructing the 2003/2004 H3N2 influenza epidemic in Switzerland with a spatially explicit, individual-based model
(2010)Arbeitsberichte Verkehrs- und RaumplanungBackground Simulation models of influenza spread play an important role for pandemic preparedness. However, as the world has not faced a severe pandemic for decades, except the rather mild H1N1 one in 2009, pandemic influenza models are inherently hypothetical and validation is, thus, difficult. We aim at reconstructing a recent seasonal influenza epidemic that occurred in Switzerland and deem this to be a promising validation strategy ...Working Paper -
An interactive stated adaptation survey of activity scheduling decisions
(2010)Arbeitsberichte Verkehrs- und RaumplanungThe paper reports on current research in a project exploring new approaches for analyzing travel demand induced by changes in generalized costs of travel and activity participation. A sample of respondents were administered a five-day travel diary, from which one day was selected for further analysis. The conditions of that day were changed using predefined heuristics based on the household characteristics, to attain significant changes ...Working Paper -
Integration of activity-based with agent-based models
(2010)Arbeitsberichte Verkehrs- und RaumplanungThis paper explores the possibility of integrating an operational activity based model with the dynamic modeling framework. For this purpose, the Tel Aviv activity-based model and the MATSim agent-based model are used, in an attempt to use the best features of both models: on one side, the disaggregate demand representation from the activity-based model, and on the other side, the disaggregate supply representation from the agent-based ...Working Paper -
Changes in variations of travel time expenditure
(2010)Arbeitsberichte Verkehrs- und RaumplanungWorking Paper -
Benzinpreis und Bahnnutzung
(2010)Selbst nachdem im Zuge der aktuellen Wirtschaftskrise die massiven Ölpreissteigerungen der vergangenen Monate gebremst worden sind, sind in mittelbarer Zukunft Benzinpreise von 4.- CHF pro Liter und mehr durchaus vorstellbar. Dies warf zum Zeitpunkt des Beginns der Studie die Frage auf, wie sich die Nachfrage im motorisierten Individualverkehr sowie im öffentlichen Verkehr als Reaktion auf diese vorher nie dagewesenen Preisstrukturen ...Report -
Can dominance affect spatial choices?
(2010)Arbeitsberichte Verkehrs- und RaumplanungModels adopted in the literature to represent spatial choices are generally rather elementary and result in the application of random utility theory to the choice among hundreds of alternatives. The attributes are usually related to spatial attractiveness and to generalised travel cost without any reference to perception/availability attributes. The objective of this paper is twofold: to use perception/availability variables named dominance ...Working Paper