dc.contributor.advisor | Chakrabarti, Sandip | |
dc.contributor.author | Singhal, Apaar | |
dc.contributor.author | Paul, Varun | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-30T05:56:38Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-12-30T05:56:38Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11718/22641 | |
dc.description.abstract | Efficient transport systems offer better accessibility to markets, employment and additional
investments. Travel time is an important attribute of any transportation system. Travel time
savings are found to be the greatest benefit of transport projects. A study on Value of Travel
Time (VOT) conducted by Atheera et. al. revealed that married people choose the new fast
alternative even though it is more expensive because of their family responsibilities and aged
persons stick to the present mode of transportations due to trust and safety concerns [1]. This
study also concluded that VOT is also a function of gender, age and occupation. However, the
data is restricted to the city of Calicut. Though it is a good representative of India, but the
results could vary in Tier I metropolitan cities. The major goal of urban transportation systems
is to connect people with various activities. The change in the location of these activities will
change travel behaviour. There are several theories which explain the choice of travel mode by
an individual. Rational Choice Theory proposes that consumers do a cost benefit analysis of
the alternatives available to them [2]. The word rationality can be used for the process or the
outcome. Prospect Theory suggests people try to avoid outcomes which they are uncertain
about when making decisions. It shows that loss aversion is triggered once gains and losses are
associated with alternatives [3]. Garling et. al. in 2001 proposed a transfer from deliberation to
automatic behaviour. If a positive outcome results from the enactment of the preference-based
choice, the process gets codified as a script which the individual can retrieve in future when
confronted with the same dilemma. After repetitions, it becomes a habit [4]. Habit formation
theories have received increasing attention in travel behaviour studies over the past decade.
Some authors argue habits developed in past behaviour are a better predictor of behaviour than
attitudes [5]. Such theories can predict the travel behaviour of a particular citizen or a change
in his/her travel behaviour with respect to changes in the environment. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad | en_US |
dc.subject | Travel behaviour - Indian students | en_US |
dc.subject | Transportation system - Economical aspects | en_US |
dc.subject | Value of Travel Time | en_US |
dc.subject | Rational Choice Theory | en_US |
dc.title | Travel behaviour of Indian students and their attitude towards shared mobility services | en_US |
dc.type | Student Project | en_US |