Spatial Analysis Methods of Road Traffic Collisions

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By Becky P. Y. Loo and Tessa Kate Anderson

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Spatial Analysis Methods of Road Traffic Collisions explores the geographical patterns and causes of road traffic collisions using advanced spatial methods. Written by experts Becky P. Y. Loo and Tessa Kate Anderson, the book details key issues in identifying hazardous road locations and reviews current strategies for preventing accidents. It discusses spatial accuracy, statistical validation, cluster detection, and risk exposure, integrating theoretical methods with real-world data and case studies from around the world. The text also addresses socio-economic, behavioural, and urban development factors affecting road safety, considering engineering and policy approaches within the broader social and economic impacts of road collisions.
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This book is ideal for researchers, postgraduate students, and professionals in transport geography, traffic and transportation engineering, and urban transport planning who seek to apply spatial analysis techniques to improve road safety.

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Examine the Prevalence and Geography of Road Collisions

Spatial Analysis Methods of Road Traffic Collisions centres on the geographical nature of road crashes, using spatial methods to provide a greater understanding of the patterns and processes that cause them. Written by internationally known experts in the field of transport geography, the book outlines the key issues in identifying hazardous road locations (HRLs), considers current approaches used for reducing and preventing road traffic collisions, and outlines a strategy for improved road safety. The book covers spatial accuracy, validation, and other statistical issues, as well as link-attribute and event-based approaches, cluster identification, and risk exposure.

The book provides a brief summary of the evolution of road safety in the twentieth century, explores current road safety problems, and establishes road safety as a public health issue. The authors discuss risk and socioeconomic factors, lifestyle and behaviour, and the impact of urban development. They consider road engineering, signage, vehicle design, the education of road users, and the enforcement of traffic safety measures. They also factor in the overall impact of road traffic collisions on transportation systems, economic systems, health systems, and society as a whole.

Combines theoretical methodology with empirical data
Bridges research and practice in road safety
Includes case studies from around the world

Spatial Analysis Methods of Road Traffic Collisions takes a look at spatial methods and their role in analysing road traffic collisions to improve road safety. A great addition to transportation safety practice and research, this book serves as a reference for spatial analysis researchers and postgraduate students in traffic and transportation engineering, transport, and urban transport planning.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781439874127

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 21 September 2015

Country: United States

Imprint: CRC Press Inc

Illustration: 30 Tables, black and white; 36 Illustrations, black and white

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 646g

Pages: 348

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Becky P. Y. Loo Education & Reference Engineering, Technology & Agriculture Non-Fiction Science & Nature Tessa Kate Anderson

About the Author

Becky P.Y. Loo is professor of geography and director of the Institute of Transport Studies at the University of Hong Kong. Her research interests are transportation, e-technologies, and society. In particular, she is interested in applying spatial analysis, surveys, and statistical methods in analyzing pertinent issues related to sustainable transportation. She is editor-in-chief of Travel Behaviour and Society and associate editor of the Journal of Transport Geography. She is also on the editorial boards of Asian Geographer, Injury Epidemiology, International Journal of Shipping and Logistics, International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, Journal of Urban Technology, and Transportmetrica A: Transport Science.

Tessa Kate Anderson is a researcher at the Technical University of Denmark in Copenhagen. She has previously worked at the University of Hong Kong, the University of Queensland, and the University of Canterbury. She completed her Ph.D at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis in London. Her research interests are transportation, road safety, and socioeconomics. In particular, she is interested in the links between socioeconomics and road safety, the effects of climate change on road safety and transport, and the application of spatial analysis. She has published research papers in Accident Analysis and Prevention, Environment and Planning B, and Cities.