{"title":"Factors affecting public support for the development of urban consolidation center: The case of hanoi city, Vietnam","authors":"Nguyen Thi Binh, Trinh Thi Thu Huong","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101220","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101220","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Urban consolidation centres (UCCs) have become an integral part of the city logistics system. This study aims to identify factors influencing public support for the implementation of UCC in Hanoi City, Vietnam. In essence, the authors assess whether UCC are perceived as essential elements contributing to the sustainable development of the city logistics system of Hanoi. To accomplish such objectives, the study employed a data sample from an extensive empirical survey, including142 representatives from freight transport companies and logistics services providers, traffic management authorities, and research institutions in transportation and logistics fields. The key findings indicate that anticipated positive effects on transport organization significantly enhance public support for the development of UCC in Hanoi. However, the study suggests that concerns regarding the impact of UCCs on urban road safety do not appear to significantly influence public support. Interestingly, the study also reveals that barriers to UCC implementation have minimal influence on public support for UCC development. In summary, this study represents an initial step towards establishing a decision support system for city logistics measures, with a specific focus on the UCC initiative in Vietnam.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"57 ","pages":"Article 101220"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142322793","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using coopetition to increase asset utilization and market coverage of dry ports","authors":"Alena Khaslavskaya , Jason Monios , Violeta Roso","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101219","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101219","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Successful dry port operation requires a collaborative effort among the various stakeholders, including seaport authorities and seaport terminal operators, dry port operators, transport providers and shippers. Although these stakeholders operate independently and pursue their own objectives, collectively their activities can influence the overall network. The purpose of this research is to explore how such stakeholder activities affect the network, particularly through the lens of coopetition, which is an overlooked type of cooperation in the research on dry ports. Coopetition is a process whereby stakeholders collaborate horizontally with competitors in order to increase opportunities for all. The research in this paper is based on a case study methodology and identifies six coopetition activities which together address two objectives: improving resource utilization and navigating market dynamics. Resource utilization is improved by obtaining economies of scale and allowing short-term planning by rail asset sharing, as well as reducing costs by balancing flows and optimising empty container logistics. The overall market dynamics are improved by increasing awareness through joint marketing and lobbying, increasing volume in the network and system flexibility by optimising train schedules, and increasing capacity and quality of railway infrastructure via joint lobbying for infrastructure investment. Rail operators were found to be the stakeholder group most active in coopetition, while shippers faced internal management barriers to working with competitors.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"57 ","pages":"Article 101219"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142314192","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Social acceptability of shared autonomous vehicles. From avoiders to innovators in Hannover (Germany)","authors":"Leen De Paepe , Frank Witlox","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101195","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101195","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Shared autonomous vehicles (SAVs) can facilitate socially sustainable transport. Pilot projects with SAVs are steadily increasing, but it remains unclear which individuals accept SAVs and why. This research investigates the ‘social acceptability’ of SAVs through an online survey that accompanied an automated shuttle pilot on a university campus in Hannover, Germany (September–November 2022). A total of 140 respondents completed all the 41 social acceptability statements, which were evaluated using an exploratory factor analysis to identify five factors defining social acceptability: ‘social acceptability’, ‘effort expectancy’, ‘self-efficacy’, ‘safety expectancy’, and ‘performance expectancy’. A subsequent cluster analysis based on these factors suggests four social acceptability groups: ‘avoiders’, ‘resisters’, ‘self-doubters’, and ‘innovators’, though generally there is a high social acceptability towards SAVs. Significant differences between groups based on gender are identified, but not based on age, residential area, education, work, or income. By identifying the factors contributing to social acceptability and distinguishing how different groups might react to SAVs, a better understanding of social acceptability is obtained that will help prepare authorities and providers for the arrival and implementation of SAVs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"57 ","pages":"Article 101195"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142312698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A multiscale walkability assessment approach creating walkable streets: A case study of high-density city, Macau","authors":"Lanlan Zhou, Chun-Ming Hsieh","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101217","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101217","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Walkability contributes to public health and urban livability. However, the development of walkability evaluation methods and tools is generally still in the exploratory stage. Therefore, this study explores a new multiscale evaluation method to evaluate the walkability of urban streets. Urban functional facilities and streetscapes were analyzed using geographic information system (GIS) and fully convolutional network (FCN) models. The street-scale walkability framework was categorized into three dimensions, accessibility, comfort, and safety, to discuss the walkability results of different urban locations. The results show that urban functional facilities make Macau spatially different in terms of regional walkability, and demographic and social indicators result in significant social inequalities. By analyzing the streetscape elements, the levels of accessibility, comfort, and safety in the historic urban area of Macau are lower than those of the typical walking circles in the cross-border port residential area and the Old Town.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"57 ","pages":"Article 101217"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142312785","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Social and technological factors influencing consumer satisfaction with electric vehicles: An assimilation-contrast effect perspective","authors":"Xun Zhu , Ye Ma , Juan Li , Ning Li","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101218","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101218","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Enhancing consumer satisfaction with electric vehicles, a key driver of sustainable transportation, is crucial for their widespread adoption. This study analyzes feedback from 362 early electric vehicle users, examining how the relationship between consumer expectations and actual experiences influences satisfaction through technological trust and “Mianzi” perception. We employ complex assimilation and contrast effect models to interpret the psychological mechanisms underpinning consumer satisfaction with electric vehicles. Our research identifies a significant cognitive chain in both technological trust and “Mianzi” perception, affecting consumer satisfaction. We also differentiate the roles of economic and relational compensation in satisfaction regulation. In technological trust, economic compensation can cause cognitive imbalance, while relational compensation strengthens technological trust by enhancing emotional and competence trust. Regarding “Mianzi” perception, economic compensation may trigger the Veblen effect, hindering early adoption, whereas relational compensation significantly enhances satisfaction by strengthening the emotional bond between users and vehicles. These findings enhance our understanding of the mechanisms driving consumer satisfaction with electric vehicles and offer strategic insights for manufacturers and policymakers. By refining marketing strategies and policy measures, stakeholders can more effectively promote electric vehicle adoption and advance sustainable transportation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"57 ","pages":"Article 101218"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142274221","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ratnaji Vanga , Nagasubramanian Thiyagarajan , Sarah Gelper , Yousef Maknoon , Mark B. Duinkerken , Lóránt A. Tavasszy
{"title":"A data-to-value framework for freight ITS: Insights from a living lab","authors":"Ratnaji Vanga , Nagasubramanian Thiyagarajan , Sarah Gelper , Yousef Maknoon , Mark B. Duinkerken , Lóránt A. Tavasszy","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101214","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101214","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The emergence of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) for freight transport in recent times has created interest among practitioners and researchers to extend freight ITS to support broader logistics processes, including dynamic tour scheduling, loading and unloading, warehousing, and even production. However, connecting transport data, ITS and logistics information systems require collaboration between different organizations and new business models to create business value for logistics actors. It is critical for these stakeholders to consider how their business models connect to create meaningful new data-to-information value chains. This study develops a conceptual framework to identify opportunities for logistics value creation with freight transport data. Building on the literature we construct a framework that reconciles multi-firm and firm-level business modelling. The main component is a generalized framework for Data-to-Value (DtV) chains for applications in information and communications technology. In order to support its business validity, we extend this framework with Business Model Canvases (BMCs) of the actors in the value chain. Three real-life use cases from a freight ITS community in the Netherlands are used to evaluate and illustrate the framework.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"57 ","pages":"Article 101214"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142274136","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The impact of COVID-19 on freight transport: The modal shifts from road to waterway","authors":"Qiaoya Xie , Yunqiang Wu , Rong Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101215","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101215","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly affected freight transport. While several studies have explored the epidemic's impact on individual freight modes, a comprehensive exploration of its effects on transport modal shifts is lacking. This study addresses two inquiries: Can the pandemic catalyze freight modal shifts during its course? Additionally, how can port planners and government agencies leverage new opportunities emerging for freight transport in the post-epidemic period? Based on monthly panel data from September 2021 to August 2022 in 21 Chinese provinces, we investigate the epidemic's impact on modal shifts through difference-in-differences (DID) models, heterogeneity models, and moderating effects models. Moreover, particular emphasis is placed on spatial spillover effects, analyzed through spatial difference-in-differences (SDID) models. The findings reveal that the epidemic facilitated the modal shifts from road to waterway, but these effects are not enduring. Provinces with well-established waterway infrastructure, higher environmental consciousness, and robust policy foundations exhibit a more pronounced enhancement in modal shifts. The impact is further accentuated by lower waterway freight rates. Moreover, the epidemic manifests positive spatial spillover effects. Local outbreaks prompt freight modal shifts from road to water in neighboring provinces. The positive spillover effect primarily occurs between the affected province and its non-affected neighbors.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"57 ","pages":"Article 101215"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142274137","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Guowei Lyu , Wangyuqing Ma , Jiaoe Wang , Jingjuan Jiao
{"title":"How does high-speed rail affect intercity elderly migration? Evidence from China","authors":"Guowei Lyu , Wangyuqing Ma , Jiaoe Wang , Jingjuan Jiao","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101200","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101200","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The rapid aging of the population poses significant challenges for social structures and economic development, with migration emerging as a key strategy for elderly individuals to enhance their social networks, quality of life, and overall well-being. This study delves into the role of high-speed rail (HSR) in facilitating intercity migration among the elderly in China, a country experiencing a pronounced demographic shift with a burgeoning aging population. By employing a Poisson regression model on unbalanced panel data from 2008 to 2017, this paper assesses the aggregate and heterogeneous effects of HSR on elderly migration, considering various migration purposes and the mediating effects of younger generation migration. The study uncovers that elderly migration is predominantly towards economically vibrant cities, with HSR significantly influencing migration patterns by improving accessibility and connectivity. The analysis reveals that the elderly migration along with their family is more influenced by accessibility improvements, while the elderly migration for work is more responsive to enhanced connectivity provided by HSR. Furthermore, the migration of younger generations moderates the positive impact of HSR on elderly migration, particularly for family and work-related migration, but not for healthcare-related migration. The insights from this study emphasize the importance of policies that encourage inter-generational migration, allowing younger and elderly family members to move together, which can help maintain family unity and reduce the social and economic pressures on cities that receive migrants. Moreover, the study advises cautious development of HSR in less prosperous areas to avoid exacerbating population loss and regional decline.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"57 ","pages":"Article 101200"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142274220","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xinlei Qian , Weiyong Zou , Minghao Sun , Yu Cheng
{"title":"Does transportation infrastructure contribute to urban entrepreneurship? Evidence from the high-speed railway in China","authors":"Xinlei Qian , Weiyong Zou , Minghao Sun , Yu Cheng","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101216","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101216","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>High-speed railways have a profound impact on entrepreneurship. Adopted China's city panel data, we use a time-varying DID model to estimate the influence of the high-speed railways on urban entrepreneurship and study its mechanism. The analysis results reveal that high-speed railways have improved the entrepreneurial vitality of cities. The mechanism test suggests that high-speed railway promotes entrepreneurship activities by accelerating human capital flow, strengthening producer services agglomeration, and promoting market integration. A range of robustness tests including a parallel trend test, placebo test, and PSM-DID model are used to ensure the reliability of the empirical results. Heterogeneity analysis and spatial analysis are used to deepen the research. Heterogeneity analysis reveals that high-speed railway construction is likely to motivate entrepreneurship in eastern cities, big cities, and cities with high-level business environments. The spatial analysis results show that the opening of the high-speed railways promotes the entrepreneurial level of surrounding cities. The research results help to evaluate the economic benefits of high-speed railway network expansion, and provide decision-making references for stimulating urban entrepreneurship.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"57 ","pages":"Article 101216"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142242551","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Beyond satisfaction: How environmental attitudes shapes customer preferences for Turkish domestic air passengers","authors":"Volkan Yavas , Ayla Ozhan Dedeoglu","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101203","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101203","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Despite its substantial customer value in enhancing mobility and connectivity, air transportation prompts concerns regarding sustainability across social, economic, and environmental dimensions. Recognizing the sustainability challenges in Turkey's domestic air travel market and emphasizing the importance of assessing passenger perspectives to ensure regulatory effectiveness, this study investigates how environmental attitudes, perceived value, and satisfaction influence customer preferences. Results from the structural path model analysis highlight the significant impact of emotional value, reliability, comfort, and customer value on air travel satisfaction, affecting both current and future preferences. Gender moderates the influence of safety on satisfaction, with women perceiving it as more critical. While Turkish domestic air passengers express significant environmental concerns, these concerns do not always translate directly into their travel preferences.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"57 ","pages":"Article 101203"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142229223","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}