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Impact of Socioeconomic and Land Use on Car Ownership:
A Comparison of Riyadh,Saudi Arabia and Melbourne,Australia
M. Alqhatania,S. Bajwab,S. Setungec
2012, 31(增1):
539-545.
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-0696.2012.supp.1.01
Car ownership depends on the land use patterns in a city. Land use characteristics such as employment,housing,
leisure,education and shopping opportunities in each zone affect the choice of destination and mode in the short and medium
term. Socioeconomic factors including age,gender,income,and family size also affect the choice of mode and destination
in the short and medium term,while the choice of housing location is affected in the long term. This research models car
ownership by the estimating multinomial logit model,and Riyadh,Saudi Arabia and Melbourne,Australia are the two cities
used as case studies. Aggregate level land use data as well as disaggregate level individual,household and journey-to-work
data are used to determine the effects of land use and socioeconomic factors on household decisions to own zero,one,two or
more cars. The model results determine that urban sprawl is the main factor that affects household decisions to own more
than two cars in Riyadh and one car in Melbourne.
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