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Alternative Journalism. (2008)
Book
Atton, C., & Hamilton, J. F. (2008). Alternative Journalism. SAGE Publications

Alternative Journalism is the first book to investigate and analyse the diverse forms and genres of journalism that have arisen as challenges to mainstream news coverage. From the radical content of emancipatory media to the dizzying range of citizen... Read More about Alternative Journalism..

Quotidian bus journeys: City life reflections on Lothian buses (2008)
Thesis
Noble, A. F. Quotidian bus journeys: City life reflections on Lothian buses. (Thesis). Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2396

The main objectives of this research are to investigate the interaction between the city of Edinburgh, Lothian Buses (Edinburgh’s principal public transport provider) and people using specific bus routes within the city boundaries. A single overarchi... Read More about Quotidian bus journeys: City life reflections on Lothian buses.

Owning identity-one or many-do we have a choice? (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wigan, M. (2007, October). Owning identity-one or many-do we have a choice?. Presented at Second Workshop on Social Implications of National Security

The rapid growth of databases, biometrics, and RFID has led to an environment where identity-related technologies are approaching a critical mass as a potential means of controlling the population. The essential aspects of these diverse technical adv... Read More about Owning identity-one or many-do we have a choice?.

The modelling of motorcycle ownership and usage: a UK study (2007)
Journal Article
Burge, P., Fox, J., Kouvenhoeven, M., Rohr, C., & Wigan, M. R. (2007). The modelling of motorcycle ownership and usage: a UK study. Transportation research record, 2031(1), 59-68. https://doi.org/10.3141/2031-08

This paper presents work, undertaken for the UK Department for Transport, to help determine how policy could affect motorcycle usage. There are two important choices that determine potential motorcycle use: the decision to own a motorcycle, and conti... Read More about The modelling of motorcycle ownership and usage: a UK study.

Car driver speed choice in Scotland (2007)
Journal Article
Stradling, S. G. (2007). Car driver speed choice in Scotland. Ergonomics, 50(8), 1196-1208. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140130701318681

Drivers who commit driving violations, such as speeding, crash more. Driving violations reduce safety margins amplifying the impact of driver errors. Speed is placed in the context of car use and its attractions. It is argued that speed choice result... Read More about Car driver speed choice in Scotland.

Performance, importance and user disgruntlement: A six-step method for measuring satisfaction with travel modes (2006)
Journal Article
Stradling, S. G., Anable, J., & Carreno, M. (2007). Performance, importance and user disgruntlement: A six-step method for measuring satisfaction with travel modes. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 41(1), 98-106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2006.05.013

The technique described in this paper builds on work in the customer service literature on the measurement of customer dissatisfaction to develop a new way of combining measures of performance (how well is this aspect of a service being delivered?) a... Read More about Performance, importance and user disgruntlement: A six-step method for measuring satisfaction with travel modes.

Stochastic social optimum traffic assignment (2005)
Journal Article
Maher, M., Stewart, K., & Rosa, A. (2005). Stochastic social optimum traffic assignment. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 39(8), 753-767. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2004.10.001

This paper formulates a Stochastic Social Optimum (SSO) that relates to the Stochastic User Equilibrium (SUE) in the same way as the Social Optimum (SO) relates to the User Equilibrium (UE) in a deterministic environment. At the SSO solution, the tot... Read More about Stochastic social optimum traffic assignment.

Road user charging: Theory and practice (2005)
Journal Article
Saleh, W. (2005). Road user charging: Theory and practice. Transport Policy, 12(5), 373-376. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2005.06.001

In 1999 the DETR became concerned that there was a general shortage of research projects looking at innovatory approaches to road user charging and so it launched a programme aimed specifically at generating novel postgraduate research. Theoretical a... Read More about Road user charging: Theory and practice.

Effect of attribute perceptions on mode choice behavior in a transit market. (2005)
Journal Article
Wan, Q., & Lo, H. K. (2005). Effect of attribute perceptions on mode choice behavior in a transit market. Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, 6, 1740-1750. https://doi.org/10.11175/easts.6.1740

Random utility models are often used to model traveler mode choice behavior in the demand analysis of a transit system. Transit operators might base their policy and operations planning on these estimates. The choice probability of these models is ex... Read More about Effect of attribute perceptions on mode choice behavior in a transit market..

Implementing Road User Charging: The Lessons Learnt from Hong Kong, Cambridge and Central London (2005)
Journal Article
Ison, S. G., & Rye, T. (2005). Implementing Road User Charging: The Lessons Learnt from Hong Kong, Cambridge and Central London. Transport Reviews, 25(4), 451-465. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144164042000335788

Road user charging has long been advocated as a means of dealing with congestion in urban areas. Numerous schemes have been proposed but have advanced little beyond the drawing board. This paper draws on the experiences of two such road user charging... Read More about Implementing Road User Charging: The Lessons Learnt from Hong Kong, Cambridge and Central London.

Employment inequalities in an economic downturn – report for the Equality Commission Northern Ireland. (2005)
Report
McQuaid, R. W., Hollywood, E., & Canduela, J. (2005). Employment inequalities in an economic downturn – report for the Equality Commission Northern Ireland. Ireland: Equality Commission Northern Ireland

The overall aim of this research was to: update understanding of the effect of the economic downturn on the employment status and prospects of relevant groups across the nine equality grounds in Northern Ireland (NI).

Overcoming barriers to the implementation of car parking charges at UK workplaces (2005)
Journal Article
Rye, T., & Ison, S. G. (2005). Overcoming barriers to the implementation of car parking charges at UK workplaces. Transport Policy, 12(1), 57-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2004.11.002

Charging employees to park at their places of work is a transport policy measure advocated by the UK government as a means of reducing car commuting and hence achieving the twin objectives of reducing congestion and combating environmental degradatio... Read More about Overcoming barriers to the implementation of car parking charges at UK workplaces.

Human movement behaviour in urban spaces: Implications for the design and modelling of effective pedestrian environments. (2004)
Journal Article
Willis, A., Gjersoe, N., Havard, C., Kerridge, J., & Kukla, R. (2004). Human movement behaviour in urban spaces: Implications for the design and modelling of effective pedestrian environments. Environment and planning. B, Planning & design, 31(6), 805-828. https://doi.org/10.1068/b3060

Despite a burgeoning research effort directed at the design and modelling of effective urban spaces for pedestrians, remarkably little is known about how pedestrians actually negotiate urban spaces. This paper reports the results of a video-based obs... Read More about Human movement behaviour in urban spaces: Implications for the design and modelling of effective pedestrian environments..

The economic impact of a sporting event: a regional approach. (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Greig, M., & McQuaid, R. W. (2004, August). The economic impact of a sporting event: a regional approach. Presented at European Regional Science Association Conference

This paper aims to estimate the economic impact of a large one-day international sporting event on both a regional and a city economy. In addition, it seeks to investigate the regional origins of visitors to the event, and investigates the relationsh... Read More about The economic impact of a sporting event: a regional approach..

Determinants of visitor expenditure at a major sports event. (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Greig, M., & McQuaid, R. W. (2004, August). Determinants of visitor expenditure at a major sports event. Presented at European Regional Science Association Conference

This paper develops a model of the determinants of visitor expenditure at a one day repeated major sporting event in Edinburgh, Scotland. An econometric model is developed that combines both macroeconomic data and socio-economic information derived f... Read More about Determinants of visitor expenditure at a major sports event..

Modeling competitive multi-modal transit services; a nested logit approach. (2004)
Journal Article
Wan, Q. K., Lo, H. K., Yip, C.-W., & Wan, Q. (2004). Modeling competitive multi-modal transit services; a nested logit approach. Transportation Research Part C : Emerging Technologies, 12(3-4), 251-272. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2004.07.011

In metropolitan areas where multi-modal trips are common, modeling the combined-mode choices of travelers, and the strategic interactions between the private service operators are important issues. This study developed a novel network approach, desig... Read More about Modeling competitive multi-modal transit services; a nested logit approach..