The future of driving in developing countries

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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Main Authors: Ecola, Liisa, Rohr, Charlene (Author), Zmud, Johanna (Author), Kuhnimhof, Tobias (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. RAND [2014]©2014, 2014
Series:Technical report
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 108-113)