Bibliography: leaves 469-480 / xviii, 480 leaves : ill ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Dept. of Economics, University of Adelaide, 1984

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2008. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 106-108).

Thesis (M.A.)--The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2008. / Directed by Susan Walcott; submitted to the Dept. of Geography. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Aug. 12, 2009). Includes bibliographical references (p. 57-59).

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 106-108). Also available in print.

A pesquisa tem por objetivo investigar um dos impactos do processo de desenvolvimento da indústria do petróleo em Macaé-RJ, sobre a dinâmica urbana no município, especialmente no deslocamento pendular da população na vila serrana de Córrego do Ouro. O desenvolvimento macaense é considerado a partir da sua influência sobre a dinâmica populacional, sobretudo no que se refere à sua mobilidade espacial. A análise é sustentada por uma base teórica que articula o processo de urbanização no Brasil contemporâneo e as possibilidades de interação entre os territórios urbano e rural, às características da mobilidade pendular da população, sobretudo em espaços não-metropolitanos. A pesquisa é apresentada a partir de trabalho de campo realizado e da confrontação de seus resultados com dados do IBGE e do Programa Macaé Cidadão. Por fim, a dissertação considera a formação de vetores de expansão urbana na sede macaense, como meio de reforçar o argumento da formação de um eixo periférico nos núcleos urbanos serranos que margeiam a RJ-162, exemplificados pelo estudo da pendularidade da população na vila de Córrego do Ouro. / The research aims to investigate one of the impacts of a development process of the oil industry on the urban dynamics in the city of Macaé-RJ, focusing on the town of Córrego do Ouro commuting population. The macaense development is considered from its influence on population dynamics, especially regarding their spatial mobility. The analysis is supported by a theoretical foundation that links the process of urbanization of Brazil today and the possibility of interaction between urban and rural areas, the characteristics of the commuting population, especially in non-metropolitan areas. The research is conducted according to field work data and the comparison of its results with data from IBGE and Macaé Citizen Program. In conclusion, the paper considers the formation of vectors based on Macaense urban expansion as a mean to strengthen the argument of an axis formation on peripheral urban areas in mountain ranges that border the RJ-162, based on the study of Córrego do Ouro commuting population.

Gender equality has increased over time, and the question of how it progresses is highly important. Commuting behavior is an essential theme in Economic research since it, for example, affects the market structure, the distribution of labor, and economic growth. The purpose is to investigate how human capital impacts individuals’ commuting to work, and especially if human capital has different effects on women and men. To construct our model, we present several factors of interest that affect commuting, where human capital is the main variable investigated. Previous research show that women’s commuting behavior differs from men’s. By analyzing data from 2016, we aim to study the difference between women and men, by investigating the factors that impact their commuting for work over municipality borders in Sweden. The contribution of this paper is to increase the understanding of commuting within regional economics and gender studies. Our result show that human capital affects net outgoing commuting for both women and men, but the extent of the effect differs. Women are less affected by the level of human capital, and they still commute less than men although more women obtain higher human capital, in terms of education.

This thesis contributes to the literature on the choice of transport mode for commuting trips, with special focus on the difference between urban and rural commuting in Scotland. The thesis begins by giving an overview of discrete choice theory and some empirical models consistent with this theory, before reviewing the literature on empirical applications of mode choice models for commuting trips. In the following, multinomial, nested and mixed logit models using data from a survey of commuters in the University of St Andrews are developed. The models are used to estimate aggregate mode-choice elasticities that can assist the development of efficient car reduction policies in St Andrews and other small towns in rural areas. The direct elasticities of the car mode are found to be comparable to estimates reported in studies of urban commuting, while the demand for public transport is found to be considerably more elastic. The value of in-vehicle travel time is found to be lower than in most studies of urban commuting, reflecting that the roads in the St Andrews area are relatively uncongested. Subsequently, current car drivers' willingness to use a Park and Ride service prior to the implementation of such a service are examined. The results show that the modal shift away from parking on-site will be small unless the new service is accompanied by measures aimed at making parking on-site less attractive such as introducing parking charges. Finally, the effect of the 'compact city' on modal split and congestion are examined. As well as making urban transport more sustainable as a result of an increase in the use of public transport, making cities more compact is found to contribute to lower levels of congestion in urban areas through a reduction in complex trip chains.

A pesquisa tem por objetivo investigar um dos impactos do processo de desenvolvimento da indústria do petróleo em Macaé-RJ, sobre a dinâmica urbana no município, especialmente no deslocamento pendular da população na vila serrana de Córrego do Ouro. O desenvolvimento macaense é considerado a partir da sua influência sobre a dinâmica populacional, sobretudo no que se refere à sua mobilidade espacial. A análise é sustentada por uma base teórica que articula o processo de urbanização no Brasil contemporâneo e as possibilidades de interação entre os territórios urbano e rural, às características da mobilidade pendular da população, sobretudo em espaços não-metropolitanos. A pesquisa é apresentada a partir de trabalho de campo realizado e da confrontação de seus resultados com dados do IBGE e do Programa Macaé Cidadão. Por fim, a dissertação considera a formação de vetores de expansão urbana na sede macaense, como meio de reforçar o argumento da formação de um eixo periférico nos núcleos urbanos serranos que margeiam a RJ-162, exemplificados pelo estudo da pendularidade da população na vila de Córrego do Ouro. / The research aims to investigate one of the impacts of a development process of the oil industry on the urban dynamics in the city of Macaé-RJ, focusing on the town of Córrego do Ouro commuting population. The macaense development is considered from its influence on population dynamics, especially regarding their spatial mobility. The analysis is supported by a theoretical foundation that links the process of urbanization of Brazil today and the possibility of interaction between urban and rural areas, the characteristics of the commuting population, especially in non-metropolitan areas. The research is conducted according to field work data and the comparison of its results with data from IBGE and Macaé Citizen Program. In conclusion, the paper considers the formation of vectors based on Macaense urban expansion as a mean to strengthen the argument of an axis formation on peripheral urban areas in mountain ranges that border the RJ-162, based on the study of Córrego do Ouro commuting population.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-08T14:45:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 1090612 bytes, checksum: 4d8471fa633cea9e670e1d7794e21870 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-02-24 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This thesis aims to evaluate the characteristics of urban mobility in the Metropolitan Region of Recife (RMR), identifying the strength of the commute flows and the role of migration experience over the urban mobility taking account a set of socioeconomic characteristics. To this purpose, we used a gravity model to analyze the main determinants of commuting among the cities in RMR. Moreover, we estimated the treatment effect of the past migration over the likelihood of a household head become a commuter. The following points summarize our main finds. First, the distance between the municipalities of residence and work/study decreases the commuting flows, i.e. the commuting flows are on average higher among nearest regions. Second, the index of local development (IDH) in the municipality of residence is negatively correlated with the commuting flows, while the most developed municipalities have attracted more commuters. Third, the migration experience is positively related to commuting flows, i.e., a household head who had migrated in the last decade increases his probability of become a commuter around 13.4 p.p.. Therefore, the results suggest that public policies directed to urban mobility should be designed taking account different levels of local development and migrations streams. / A dissertação investiga o padrão da mobilidade urbana na Região Metropolitana do Recife (RMR), identificando os fluxos pendulares e a importância de características socioeconômicas, em especial, do histórico de migração sobre o comportamento pendular intrametropolitano. Para tanto, a metodologia empregada para análise de forças de atração e de repulsão de fluxos pendulares foi o modelo gravitacional, enquanto a influência da experiência de migração sobre a probabilidade de mobilidade pendular foi investigada a partir de um modelo probit bivariado baseado em funções cópulas. Os principais resultados observados apontam que: (i) a distância entre os municípios de residência e de trabalho/estudo atua como uma força de repulsão sobre os fluxos pendulares, isto é, os fluxos pendulares são, em média, maiores entre regiões mais próximas; (ii) o IDH municipal mostrou-se determinante para os fluxos pendulares, de modo que quanto maior o IDH no município de origem menores serão os fluxos pendulares e (iii) a experiência de migração passada parece favorecer diretamente o deslocamento pendular, aumentando sua probabilidade em cerca de 13,4 p.p.. Tais resultados sugerem a consideração da proximidade entre mercados residenciais e de trabalho, nível de desenvolvimento local e fluxos migratórios no desenho de políticas públicas voltadas para a mobilidade urbana.