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Accessibility indicators for transport planning. (2012)
Book Chapter
Morris, J. M., Dumble, P. L., & Wigan, M. (2012). Accessibility indicators for transport planning. In C. Mulley (Ed.), Urban Form and transport Accessibility. Edward Elgar

Both perceptual and measurable specifications of accessibility are reviewed and their relevance to transport planning established. The wide variety of analytical forms which can be used to quantify different aspects of accessibility are categorised... Read More about Accessibility indicators for transport planning..

The role of information contestability in evidence based policy in planning and transport. (2012)
Book Chapter
Wigan, M. (2012). The role of information contestability in evidence based policy in planning and transport. In H. Geerlings, Y. Shiftan, & D. Stead (Eds.), Transition towards sustainable mobility: the role of instruments, Individual and Institutions (217

Many of the processes of strategic planning and transport have long been based on slow changing environments where much of the operational investment could reasonably be undertaken on the basis that, if the present was well understood, the projection... Read More about The role of information contestability in evidence based policy in planning and transport..

Disseminating learning. (2012)
Book Chapter
Wigan, M., & Legacy, C. (2012). Disseminating learning. In N. Low (Ed.), Transforming urban transport: the ethics, politics and practices of sustainable mobility. Routledge

Central to achieving sustainable transport are the processes of dissemination of learning and engagement with the public necessary to generate the motive force to transform transport. Dissemination has usually been considered to be a task undertaken... Read More about Disseminating learning..

Governance and evidence based policy under a National Security framework. (2008)
Book Chapter
Wigan, M. (2008). Governance and evidence based policy under a National Security framework. In K. Michael, & M. Michael (Eds.), Australia and the new technologies: Evidence based policy on public administration. [Proceedings of the] Third RSNA Workshop on

This paper addresses the conflicts of the inherent strains between evidence based policy and contestable evidence based policy under the strictures of a National Security framework. The shifts in attitudes as to what is acceptable in the applicatio... Read More about Governance and evidence based policy under a National Security framework..

A remote marriage: The theory and practice of being apart and staying together. (2008)
Book Chapter
Wigan, M. (2008). A remote marriage: The theory and practice of being apart and staying together. In S. Holland (Ed.), Remote relationships in a small world (277-284). Peter Land

Small children, a time consuming job, and remote living are not conducive to a happy life. Why does one choose to do it? If one has to, how can one arrange one's life to make a family work? What can communications do to help? It is easy to ask the qu... Read More about A remote marriage: The theory and practice of being apart and staying together..

Public use of travel surveys: the metadata perspective. (2003)
Book Chapter
Axhausen, K. W., & Wigan, M. (2003). Public use of travel surveys: the metadata perspective. In P. Stopher, & P. Jones (Eds.), Travel survey quality and innovation (605-628). Elsevier

The chapter recommends that travel survey community take advantage of recent developments in computing technology and in the information sciences, in particular the development of languages or systems that make the development of common professional... Read More about Public use of travel surveys: the metadata perspective..

Personal data space in organisations: managing personal knowledge and identity. (2002)
Book Chapter
Wigan, M. (2002). Personal data space in organisations: managing personal knowledge and identity. In L. Holmes, D. M. Hosking, & M. Grieco (Eds.), Organising in the Information Age: Distributed Technology, Distributed Leadership, Distributed Identity, Dis

Identity and information ownership are increasingly confused. One of the key aspects of this area of dispute is the personal data space within which people perceive that they operate. This concept allows many of the attitudes and behaviours in organi... Read More about Personal data space in organisations: managing personal knowledge and identity..

Future of urban transportation data. (2000)
Book Chapter
Limoges, E., Purvis, C. L., Turner, S., Wigan, M., & Wolf, J. (2000). Future of urban transportation data. In H. Paul (Ed.), Transportation in the new millenium: state of the art and future directions. London, UK: Transportation Research Board

Members of the Transportation Research Board's Committee on Urban Transportation Data and Information Systems (A1D08) lead the research community in many of the following areas: using census data in transportation planning, monitoring traffic and tra... Read More about Future of urban transportation data..

Commercial and light goods vehicles in freight analysis. (2000)
Book Chapter
Wigan, M. (2000). Commercial and light goods vehicles in freight analysis. In H. Neffendorf, J. Fearon, M. Collop, M. Wigan, D. Ashley, R. Donnelly, & P. Costinett (Eds.), LATS 2001 Commercial Vehicle model and Data review - Technical annex (4). London Ar

Continuous and dynamic data and models: review. (2000)
Book Chapter
Wigan, M. (2000). Continuous and dynamic data and models: review. In H. Neffendorf, J. Fearon, M. Collop, M. Wigan, D. Ashley, R. Donnelly, & P. Costinett (Eds.), LATS 2001 Consideration of a continuous survey process - Technical annex (11). London Area T

Freight modelling: some recent Australian developments. (2000)
Book Chapter
Wigan, M. (2000). Freight modelling: some recent Australian developments. In H. Neffendorf, J. Fearon, M. Collop, M. Wigan, D. Ashley, R. Donnelly, & P. Costinett (Eds.), LATS 2001 Commercial Vehicle Model and Data review - technical annex (11). London Ar

Information systems and continuous survey methods. (2000)
Book Chapter
Wigan, M. (2000). Information systems and continuous survey methods. In H. Neffendorf, J. Fearon, M. Collop, M. Wigan, D. Ashley, R. Donnelly, & P. Costinett (Eds.), LATS 2001 Consideration of a continuous survey process - Technical Annex (10). London Are

The role of multi-disciplinary voluntary organisations in modern industrial and socio-technical history. (2000)
Book Chapter
Wigan, M. (2000). The role of multi-disciplinary voluntary organisations in modern industrial and socio-technical history. In P. Thorne, & D. McCann (Eds.), The last of the first: CSIRAC Australia's first computer (151-157). University of Melbourne

Computers and information processing have, in the course of two generations, moved from being a highly specialised and largely secret technology to powering a fundamental empowerment of the broad community. This has been a shift from a few highly spe... Read More about The role of multi-disciplinary voluntary organisations in modern industrial and socio-technical history..