The Usefulness of Transport Models in Swedish Planning Practice

Jönsson, Daniel; Berglund, Svante; Almström, Peter; Algers, Staffan

doi:10.1080/01441647.2010.537100

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“…One overall criterion could simply be if the information is useful enough to have been widely used (or its 'effectiveness' as discussed by Jonsson et al (2011). Another one could be if it has been used in the right way as intended (or 'efficiency' in the terminology of Jonsson et al (2011). Both would fit as examples of predominantly 'instrumental' roles in the typology proposed above.…”

Section: Evaluating Use Of Knowledge (How Is It Used?)mentioning

confidence: 93%

“…In any case, the research in this area brings out the importance of considering what is the measuring rod-or the evaluative vantage point-that should be applied to assess the interaction of a knowledge technology with its context of application. One overall criterion could simply be if the information is useful enough to have been widely used (or its 'effectiveness' as discussed by Jonsson et al (2011). Another one could be if it has been used in the right way as intended (or 'efficiency' in the terminology of Jonsson et al (2011).…”

Section: Evaluating Use Of Knowledge (How Is It Used?)mentioning

confidence: 97%

“…A key input was a green NGO commissioning repeated simulation modelling studies from a consultant (TRANSEK) about future effects of a charge. The modelling exercises used the SAMPERS 4 stage model system (see Jonsson et al, 2011). These simulations caught wide attention.…”

Section: A Heuristic Example-stockholm Congestion Charging Trialmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Analysing Models as a Knowledge Technology in Transport Planning

Gudmundsson

2011

Transport Reviews

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Models belong to a wider family of knowledge technologies, applied in the transport area. Models sometimes share with other such technologies the fate of not being used as intended, or not at all. The result may be ill-conceived plans as well as wasted resources. Frequently, the blame for such a mismatch is put on irrational decision-making, or 'politics', while still more energy is put into improving the models. These problems are not new, but seem persistent. It may be appropriate to re-read the symptoms, and consider new cures for disconnections between models and their uses. This paper applies critical analytic literature on knowledge utilization and policy influence. A simple scheme based in this literature is drawn up to provide a framework for discussing the interface between urban transport planning and model use. A successful example of model use in Stockholm, Sweden is used as a heuristic device to illuminate how such an analytic scheme may allow patterns of insight about the use, influence and role of models in planning to emerge. The main contribution of the paper is to demonstrate that concepts and terminologies from knowledge use literature can provide interpretations of significance for the simulation model area.

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Section: Evaluating Use Of Knowledge (How Is It Used?)mentioning

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Section: Evaluating Use Of Knowledge (How Is It Used?)mentioning

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Analysing Models as a Knowledge Technology in Transport Planning

Gudmundsson

2011

Transport Reviews

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“…Even when it is possible to include some of these effects, it is often not done because it increases the duration of modelling and thus adds time and costs to an already cumbersome and expensive practice (Johnston and Ceerla, 1996;MOTOS, 2007;Naess, 2011). The problem appears quite universal, and has been reported in Denmark (Nielsen and Fosgerau, 2005), Norway (Welde and Odeck, 2011), Sweden (Jonsson et al, 2011), Germany (Marte, 2003), the United Kingdom (Mackie, 2010) and the United States (Litman, 2012). In the case of do-nothing alternatives, a background trend of traffic development for different modes is often used to assess future levels of demand, regardless of network supply (Nicolaisen, 2012).…”

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Roads to nowhere: The accuracy of travel demand forecasts for do-nothing alternatives

Nicolaisen¹,

Næss²

2015

Transport Policy

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“…They also emphasise the importance of using the appropriate model for particular problems, making sure that models meet the needs of the planning process. Furthermore, models need to be designed to help the users of the models, and the users need to be able to adjust the model to answer specific questions (Jonsson, Berglund, Amström & Algers, 2011). Pereria and Corral (2002) describe decision support tools as a "platform" that helps involved actors access and negotiate information, more than a machine that produces facts.…”

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The use of state-of-the-art transport models by policymakers – beauty in simplicity?

Givoni

Beyazit

Shiftan

2016

Planning Theory & Practice

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c Department of Transportation and geo-information, Faculty of civil and environmental engineering, Technion -israel institute of Technology, haifa, israel ABSTRACT Transport demand models have a long history of being a major tool in transport policy making. However, whether they are truly used in decision-making processes, and if so, whether the knowledge they provide is actually understood, is questionable. The potential contribution they can make and the importance of such models is not disputed; however, evidence shows that many issues arise with their actual use that severely limits their potential contribution. Based on case study methodology and analysis of the use of models in the transport policy processes in two countries, the UK and Israel, this paper aims to provide empirical evidence of the issues contributing to limiting the potential contribution of models and to make recommendations for better utilisation of the knowledge they can produce. The main conclusion reached is that transport models must be made simpler if they are to contribute more than they currently do to decisionmaking in transport policy and planning.

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The Usefulness of Transport Models in Swedish Planning Practice

Cited by 18 publications

References 9 publications

Analysing Models as a Knowledge Technology in Transport Planning

Analysing Models as a Knowledge Technology in Transport Planning

Roads to nowhere: The accuracy of travel demand forecasts for do-nothing alternatives

The use of state-of-the-art transport models by policymakers – beauty in simplicity?

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