Urban Scale Modelling of Traffic and Cycling Flow Using Spatial Analysis and an Assessment of Factors that Influence Cyclist Behaviour

........................................................................................................................................................ ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .............................................................................................................................. iii FUNDING ........................................................................................................................................................... iv TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................... v FIGURES AND TABLES ............................................................................................................................... viii APPENDICES ..................................................................................................................................................... x UNITS AND ABBREVIATIONS ..................................................................................................................... xi GLOSSARY OF TERMS ................................................................................................................................ xiii THESIS OUTPUTS ......................................................................................................................................... xiv Chapter 1: Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 15 1.1 Background ....................................................................................................................................... 16 1.2 Focus of the research ......................................................................................................................... 23 1.3 Research aims and objectives ............................................................................................................ 25 1.4 Structure of the thesis ........................................................................................................................ 27 Chapter 2: Literature review ........................................................................................................................... 31 2.