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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"stated choice"”.
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Three essays on stated choice experiments for nonmarket valuation of landslide protection
… landslide risk reduction by applying Discrete Choice Modelling methodology. To address the current needs of local decision-makers, the investigation of the determinants of preference heterogeneity is the central theme of the research. The study is based on a panel choice dataset created from a …
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Development of a time-dependent, audio-visual, stated choice method of data collection for hurricane evacuation behavior
… contrast, data collected from a time-dependent, stated-choice survey will allow researchers to collect not only time-sensitive and policy-sensitive data but also information that will allow testing potential new evacuation policies. However, no research has been conducted to establish the …
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Evaluation of the modal choice behaviour and bus service preferences of commuters of the scheduled Golden Arrow Bus Services (Pty) Ltd using stated choice data
… problem is the management problem of modelling choice behaviour of commuter stated choices for utility maximisation and therefore as a means of optimising the allocation of the Public Transport Operating Grant (PTOG) expenditure. Historically, differing perceptions amongst travellers, and the …
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Exploring the Structure and Development of Management Prescriptions for Public Lands
… results of a visitor preference study, using the stated choice method, conducted in Acadia National Park. The purpose of the first paper is to identify visitor preferences for tradeoffs among social, resource and related management conditions of the recreation setting. The purpose of the second …
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Measuring consumer willingness to pay for reduced sulfur dioxide content in wine: a conjoint analysis
… may be a profitable marketing avenue. Using stated choice methods, a sample of 223 wine consumers participated in a conjoint experiment where 36 hypothetical wine labels were ranked. Collected data included socio-demographic information, subjective experiences with headaches, and purchasing …
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Barriers to cycling mobility in Masiphumelele, Cape Town: a best-worst scaling approach
… questionnaire and a Best-Worst Scaling (BWS) stated choice survey of 100 household residents. The BWS survey used 10 choice sets of 4statements each to rank the relative importance to study participants of 20 potential barriers to cycling mobility on their average Best-Worse (B-W) scores.
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Dynamic route choice in hurricane evacuation
… a framework is developed for modeling route choice in hurricane evacuation. Two behavioral hypotheses are evaluated which together with the route choice model, constitute the contributions of the research. The first hypothesis states that beside congestion, other variables such as familiarity …
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The Value of Irrigation Water in New Zealand
… econometric analysis of dairy farm panel data, a stated choice experiment of irrigation consent holders and a computable general equilibrium [CGE] analysis. In addition to filling the research gap, this thesis also aims to provide improvements in each of the methodologies used. Panel data analysis …
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Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods to Inform Management of the Cadillac Mountain Summit, Acadia National Park
… summit of Cadillac Mountain. In the first study, stated choice analysis was used to assess visitors' preferences for alternative combinations of public access, resource protection, visitor regulation, and site hardening to manage the Cadillac Mountain summit. Results suggest that visitors consider …
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Consumer Choice of Hotel Experiences: The Effects of Cognitive, Affective, and Sensory Attributes
Understanding the choice behavior of customers is crucial for effective service management and marketing in the hospitality industry. The first purpose of this dissertation is to examine the differential effects that cognitive, affective, and sensory attributes have on consumer hotel choice. The …
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Opportunities for short-sea shipping in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region: evidence based on discrete choice modelling
… region by studying the determinants of SSS, the stated choice preference of shippers and freight forwarders and the stated intentions of maritime carriers for SSS. It is purported the introduction of SSS in SADC could reduce socio-environmental problems currently faced such as road damage, road …
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Modelling freeway pedestrian crossing behaviour in Cape Town
… the relevant factors that account for the choices of pedestrians to cross roadways, while few studies have looked at freeway crossing. This study was undertaken to identify and estimate the factors that influence illegal freeway crossing using a discrete choice experiment in Cape Town. It …
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Modelling public transport mode choice for low-income residential suburbs in Harare, Zimbabwe
… quality improvements. In this study, we use stated choice preference data collected from five high-density suburbs in Harare (n = 361) to investigate the influence of service quality indicators to travel mode choice decisions. Multinomial, mixed, and latent class logit models are developed …
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Towards evening paratransit services to complement scheduled public transport in Cape Town: exploring alternative policy interventions from the minibus-taxi industry's perspective
… Driver perspectives were captured through a stated choice survey while owners were engaged through structured focus groups. Costs of interventions were estimated and combined with stakeholder data to indicate which interventions to extend service into the evening and maintain short headways …
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Social media engagement in a dedicated facebook channel : an analysis of relationships to emotional attachment, self-brand connection and brand commitment towards sports sponsoring brands
… to the sponsors’ brands. Finally, a discrete choice experiment using a conditional logit model provided insights into the question of whether the ultimate latent variable of the structural equation model – brand commitment – correlates positively with consumer stated choice behaviours. By …
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The Non-Market Value of Biodiversity Enhancement in New Zealand's Planted Forests
… in New Zealand’s planted forests using the stated choice experiments (CE) approach. This study focuses on two issues. One issue is policy orientated where we estimate the non-market value of biodiversity enhancement and the determinants of this value. The other issue is about the neutrality …
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Incorporating social science into fisheries management to address challenges from aquatic invasive species
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2022-11-15 without embargo terms
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Understanding student travel preferences in Mahikeng: A hybrid choice modelling approach within the theory of planned behaviour
… behaviour and making a unique contribution to stated choice literature and applications in Africa. Hypothesis Tested Two hypotheses are tested. First, students have unique compositions of behaviour influencing their intention to use bus and minibus taxi. Secondly, there are level of service …
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Opportunity Capture and Growth Strategies for Regional Ports: A Modelling Approach
… port growth strategies; and to model opportunity choice - a critical process of opportunity capture. The determinants of opportunity choice were identified with discrete choice modelling which called for a stated choice experiment in order to investigate how regional port managers actually make …
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