Population synthesis: a problem-based review

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Transport Reviews Pub Date : 2025-02-26 DOI:10.1080/01441647.2025.2469069

Duc Minh La , Hai L. Vu , Liton Kamruzzaman , Eric Miller

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Abstract

Several studies have reviewed Population Synthesis (PopSyn) within Activity-Based Modelling (ABM) using a method-based approach. While this highlights progress in PopSyn development, it complicates the identification and comparison of specific challenges. This paper presents a comprehensive problem-based review of PopSyn, highlighting the critical challenges PopSyn faces. Four major issues are identified through a systematic review of the literature: data limitations (quality and quantity of input data), population heterogeneity (maintenance of population diversity), the curse of dimensionality (scalability), and adaptability (customisation and transferability).

The review emphasises the need for greater focus on household relationship heterogeneity and model adaptability, which are crucial for accurate and practical PopSyn applications but are under-researched. It also underscores the importance of incorporating diverse data sources (part of data limitations) in the era of big data.

By shifting from a method-based to a problem-based classification, this review aims to bridge the gap between academic research and practical application. This approach highlights existing gaps and challenges, provides a pathway for future research, and lays the groundwork for a comprehensive benchmark to assess various PopSyn methods. Ultimately, it aims to advance the field and promote broader adoption in real-world scenarios.

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人口综合：基于问题的审查

一些研究使用基于方法的方法回顾了基于活动的建模（ABM）中的种群合成（PopSyn）。虽然这突出了PopSyn开发的进展，但它使特定挑战的识别和比较变得复杂。本文提出了一个全面的基于问题的回顾PopSyn，突出了PopSyn面临的关键挑战。通过对文献的系统回顾，确定了四个主要问题：数据限制（输入数据的质量和数量），人口异质性（维持人口多样性），维度诅咒（可扩展性）和适应性（定制和可转移性）。该综述强调需要更多地关注家庭关系异质性和模型适应性，这对于准确和实用的PopSyn应用至关重要，但研究不足。它还强调了在大数据时代纳入不同数据源（数据限制的一部分）的重要性。通过从基于方法的分类转向基于问题的分类，本文旨在弥合学术研究与实际应用之间的差距。该方法突出了现有的差距和挑战，为未来的研究提供了途径，并为评估各种PopSyn方法的综合基准奠定了基础。最终，它的目标是推动该领域的发展，并在现实世界中推广更广泛的应用。

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期刊介绍： Transport Reviews is an international journal that comprehensively covers all aspects of transportation. It offers authoritative and current research-based reviews on transportation-related topics, catering to a knowledgeable audience while also being accessible to a wide readership. Encouraging submissions from diverse disciplinary perspectives such as economics and engineering, as well as various subject areas like social issues and the environment, Transport Reviews welcomes contributions employing different methodological approaches, including modeling, qualitative methods, or mixed-methods. The reviews typically introduce new methodologies, analyses, innovative viewpoints, and original data, although they are not limited to research-based content.