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Rural transportation, as one of major prerequisites for social and economic development of rural areas, should receive more attention relative to other aspects of development. The importance of this subject is even higher in developing countries as nearly half of population in these countries reside in rural areas. However, still little is known about the activity and travel characteristics of rural residents. This study focuses on activity-location patterns of rural residents in Iran. An interview place-based questionnaire was designed and data about activity-travel characteristics of rural residents was collected. In total, 663 respondents were used for analysing activity-location (Ac-Lo) patterns. Based on a descriptive analysis of activity-location characteristics of the sample, 10 Ac-Lo patterns were considered, differentiated according to the primary and secondary activity type and the primary activity location of rural residents. To explore the relations between Ac-Lo patterns and socio- demographic characteristics of rural residents and the type of village, logit models were used. Moreover, based on specification test results, two nested logit structures were considered to model the joint decision of choosing activity and location. The first structure was nested based on activity location, inside or outside the village, while the second was nested based on primary activity type, work, education and other activities. The selected structure emphasized the role of activity location in activity-travel patterns in rural areas. The results also demonstrated the important role of socio-demographic variables and job type of rural residents on joint activity-location decisions. Village type was the only variable that appeared in the higher level of the nested structure, and had a significant influence on individuals‟ membership of the inside the village Ac-Lo patterns.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ABE90 Transportation in the Developing Countries.

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15-1490

English

14p

2015

Transportation Research Board 94th Annual Meeting

Digital/other

Figures; References; Tables

Case studies; Demographics; Developing countries; Logits; Rural transportation; Social factors; Travel patterns

Iran

Planning and Forecasting; Society; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2015 Paper #15-1490

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Dec 30 2014 12:33PM