Activity Chains Modelling of Travellers by Using Logit Models Based on the Utility Function

Wissam Qassim Al-Salih and Domokos Esztergár Kiss
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Wissam Qassim Al-Salih: Department of Transport Technology and Economics (KTKG), Faculty of Transportation Engineering and Vehicle Engineering (KJK), Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), 1111 Budapest, Hungary
Domokos Esztergár Kiss: Department of Transport Technology and Economics (KTKG), Faculty of Transportation Engineering and Vehicle Engineering (KJK), Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), 1111 Budapest, Hungary

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 5, 1-36

Abstract: Transportation planning plays an essential role in improving the transportation system. Therefore, planners should have the ability to forecast the response of transportation demand to changes in the characteristics of the travellers. This has led researchers to work on more effective behavioural models by updating conventional models and replacing them with activity-based modelling to describe the daily activity chains performed by travellers. So, this study uses the activity model to model and analyse daily activity to identify the factors affecting the activity chain. This study aims to use logit models based on the utility function for modelling the activity chains of travellers in Budapest city. At the same time, we identify the effects of various characteristics related to the traveller, trip and location in the activity chains. This paper presents the relationships between the two aspects of travel behaviour and activity chains by providing two different causal structures. The results showed that the location attribute, activity duration and activity purpose were most influential on the activity chains. This study provides good insights into activity chains behaviour of travellers. It also extends the need to incorporate activity model behaviour within these complicated processes and household and individual decision making of daily activity.

Keywords: activity chain model; logit model; utility function (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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