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The future of driving in developing countries /

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The level of automobility, defined as travel in personal vehicles, is often seen as a function of income: The higher a country's per capita income, the greater the amount of driving. However, levels of automobility vary quite substantially between countries even at similar levels of economic de...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ecola, Liisa (Author), Rohr, Charlene, 1964- (Author), Zmud, Johanna (Author), Kuhnimhof, Tobias, 1973- (Author), Phleps, Peter (Author)
Corporate Authors: Rand Transportation, Space, and Technology (Program), Institut für Mobilitätsforschung, JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND, [2014]
Series:Technical report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-636-ifmo.
Subjects:
Automobile driving > Developing countries > Forecasting.
COMPUTERS > Data Modeling & Design.
Automobile driving > Forecasting.
Developing countries.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Evolutionary Paths of Mobility
  • Study Methodology
  • Historical Mobility Development in Four OECD Countries
  • Comparison of Factors Among the Four OECD Countries
  • Future Mobility Paths of Brazil, Russia, India, and China
  • Conclusions
  • Appendix A: Data Sources
  • Appendix B: Country Travel Demand Experts
  • Appendix C: Factor Fact Sheets and Flag-Game Results
  • Appendix D: Estimating the Parameters for a Gompertz Model of Vehicle-Kilometers Traveled Per Capita.