Shahadat Iqbal, Charisma F. Choudhury, Pu Wang, Marta C. González
In this research, we propose a methodology to develop OD matrices using mobile phone Call Detail Records (CDR) and limited traffic counts. CDR, which consist of time stamped tower locations with caller IDs, are analyzed first and trips occurring within certain time windows are used to generate tower...
Nilda Cosco, Robin C. Moore, Mohammed Zakiul Islam
UNLABELLED: The preschool that children attend has been shown to be a significant but variable predictor of physical activity of 3- to 5-yr-olds, whereas the time outdoors has been found to be a strong correlate of physical activity. Researchers speculate that variations in preschool physical activi...
Iqbal H. Sarker
Nafis Anwari, Md. Tawkir Ahmed, Md. Rakibul Islam, Md. Hadiuzzaman et al.
This study aims to examine the extent to which SARS-Cov-2 and associated governmental interventions to mitigate virus transmission has affected daily travel decisions in Bangladesh. A questionnaire survey was used to record opinions of respondents hailing from diverse socio-economic backgrounds on t...
Xiang Cheng, Luoyang Fang, Xuemin Hong, Liuqing Yang
The worldwide rollout of 4G LTE mobile communication networks has accelerated the proliferation of the mobile Internet and spurred a new wave of mobile applications on smartphones. This new wave has provided mobile operators an enormous opportunity to collect a huge amount of data to monitor the tec...
Md. Mokhlesur Rahman, Pooya Najaf, M Gregory Fields, Jean‐Claude Thill
This study empirically investigates the causes of urban traffic congestion to bring into focus the variety of beliefs that provide support for policy interventions to mitigate traffic congestion in USt cities. We use a structural equation modeling (SEM) framework and position the analysis at the mes...
M. Shamim Kaiser, Khin Lwin, Mufti Mahmud, Donya Hajializadeh et al.
The recent expansion of pervasive computing technology has contributed with novel means to pursue human activities in urban space. The urban dynamics unveiled by these means generate an enormous amount of data. These data are mainly endowed by portable and radio-frequency devices, transportation sys...
Fajle Rabbi Ashik, Sadia Alam Mim, Meher Nigar Neema
To ensure adequate access to urban facilities, it is important for urban planners to achieve equity in the geographical arrangement of such facilities. For the evaluation of vertical spatial equity in the geographical organization of urban facilities, there is a requirement to examine whether and to...
Casey Gray, Richard Larouche, Joel D. Barnes, Rachel C. Colley et al.
This article examines the time trends in patterns of school travel mode among Canadian children and youth to inform the Active Transportation (AT) indicator of the 2013 Active Healthy Kids Canada Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth. The AT grade was assigned based on a comprehens...
Zuoxian Gan, Min Yang, Tao Feng, Harry Timmermans
Farzana Rahman, Tanmay Das, Md. Hadiuzzaman, Sanjana Hossain
Kwadwo Boakye, Marit L. Bovbjerg, John M. Schuna, Adam J. Branscum et al.
Urbanization may influence physical activity (PA) levels, although little evidence is available for low- and middle- income countries where urbanization is occurring fastest. We evaluated associations between urbanization and total PA, as well as work-, leisure-, home-, and transport-specific PA, fo...
Syed Saad Andaleeb, Mahmudul Haq, Rubina Ahmed
The transportation system in Dhaka City, Bangladesh, requires significant improvements. The shortage of motorized vehicles and the excessive number of nonmotorized vehicles on the city’s streets have been the cause of unbearable traffic congestion, leading to negative externalities such as productiv...
Iqbal H. Sarker, Alan Colman, Jun Han
Due to the advanced features in recent smartphones and context-awareness in mobile technologies, users’ diverse behavioral activities with their phones and associated contexts are recorded through the device logs. Behavioral patterns of smartphone users may vary greatly between individuals in differ...
Carolin Liss
Southeast Asia and Bangladesh are at present global hot spots of pirate attacks on merchant vessels and fishing boats. This book explains why, and in what form, piracy still exists. It offers an integrated analysis of the root causes of piracy, linking declining fish stocks, organized crime networks...