Densification and urban compaction: reinforcing the drive for sustainability.
Journal Article
Cooper, J. A., Donegan, K. S., Ryley, T. J., Smyth, A. & Granzow, E. (2002)
Densification and urban compaction: reinforcing the drive for sustainability. Transportation research record. 1817, 102-109. doi:10.3141/1817-13. ISSN 0361-1981
The consumer response to sustainable development initiatives provided the focus for a series of research projects undertaken at the Transport Research Institute at Napier Univ...
Human movement behaviour in urban spaces: Implications for the design and modelling of effective pedestrian environments.
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, 805-828. doi:10.1068/b3060. ISSN 1472-3417
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 ...
Modeling competitive multi-modal transit services; a nested logit approach.
Journal Article
Wan, Q. K., Lo, H. K., Yip, C., & 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...
Alcohol purchasing by ill heavy drinkers; cheap alcohol is no single commodity.
Journal Article
Gill, J., Chick, J., Black, H., Rees, C., O'May, F., Rush, R., & McPake, B. (2015)
Alcohol purchasing by ill heavy drinkers; cheap alcohol is no single commodity. Public Health, 129(12), 1571-1578. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2015.08.013
Objectives
Potential strategies to address alcohol misuse remain contentious. We aim to characterise the drink purchases of one population group: heavy drinkers in contact wi...
The modelling of motorcycle ownership and usage: a UK study
Journal Article
Burge, P., Fox, J., Kouvenhoeven, M., Rohr, C., & Wigan, M. (2007)
The modelling of motorcycle ownership and usage: a UK study. Transportation research record, 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 dete...
Lifestyle Migration in East Asia: Integrating Ethnographic Methodology and Practice Theory
Book
O'Reilly, K., Stones, R., & Botterill, K. (2014)
Lifestyle Migration in East Asia: Integrating Ethnographic Methodology and Practice Theory. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.4135/978144627305013509192
This project was designed to study the lifestyle migration of British migrants in Thailand and Malaysia and Hong Kong Chinese migrants to mainland China. With a focus on the m...
The level and determinants of well-being among Polish economic migrants in Scotland - testing the Sustainable Happiness Model; a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study
Thesis
Bak-Klimek, A. (2015)
The level and determinants of well-being among Polish economic migrants in Scotland - testing the Sustainable Happiness Model; a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9829
Background: The available research on economic migration suggested that immigrants may be less happy than the indigenous populations. It was found that relatively stable dispo...