This paper develops a Stated Preference (SP) experiment that provides way to measure users’ travel demand in public transport. introduces an empirical procedure for optimising the SP experiment. permits identification of choice alternatives defining by simulating choices user sample. By using data collected from survey, Logit model was calibrated. is identifying importance service quality attri...

the lake urmia and satellite wetlands was selected as a demonstration site for the undp/gef/doe conservation of iranian wetlands project. this project aims to demonstrate reduction of the major threats of this wetland protected area coordinated through an integrated management plan. we developed a choice experiment to examine public preferences and elicit their willingness to pay on improvement...

A key decision in designing authoring tools for Adaptive Hypermedia is the type of representation to use when authoring the relationships among contents. This paper describes an experiment that compares two representations, one based on trees, another using clustered graphs for the same task. An effort has been made to isolate all other aspects of authoring from the comparison; the choice of tr...

Abstract Previous literature suggests that active commuting has substantial health benefits. Yet, in polluted regions, it can also cause additional risks by increasing riders’ pollution exposure and raising their inhalation rate. We examine the effect of perceived air on stated choices using an on-site survey experiment for 2285 non-automobile commuters Zhengzhou, a heavily city central China. ...

Much of the literature on distributive preferences covers specific considerations in isolation, and recent reviews have suggested that research is required to inform on the relative importance of various key considerations. Responding to this research recommendation, we explore the distributive preferences of the general public using a set of generic social value judgments. We report on a discr...

despite the relative success of the health system and the promotion of health indicators over the last two decades, iran's health system still faces serious problems. one of the most important of them, is the inequity in access to health. theoretical studies and empirical evidences indicate that implementation of the referral system and family physician plan, is one of the main strategies ...