Cecilia J Bergstad - Academia.edu (original) (raw)

Papers by Cecilia J Bergstad

Environmental Science & Policy, Jul 1, 2016

Transportation Research Part D-transport and Environment, Feb 1, 2023

European Transport Research Review

Aim This study identifies and compares perceptions of autonomous vehicle (AV) implementation amon... more Aim This study identifies and compares perceptions of autonomous vehicle (AV) implementation among three Swedish stakeholder groups: Future Users, Urban Planners, and Developers. Method Semi-structured comparative focus groups were conducted separately with each of the three groups of stakeholders and the transcripts were analysed in broad themes using thematic analysis. Results Assumptions, hopes, concerns, and direction of development were the main themes that emerged from the analysis. Assumptions included electrification of vehicles, changes in travel demand, and the need for regulations; Hopes included the idea that AVs will contribute to a more accessible and safer transport system; Concerns included overtrust in AV technology, a possible detrimental impact on the city in the form of congestion and higher demand for investments in infrastructure that could outcompete other modes of transport; and Direction of development and their own role, where the need for collaboration bet...

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021

The Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) have a key role to play in understanding which factors a... more The Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) have a key role to play in understanding which factors and policies would motivate, encourage and enable different actors to adopt a wide range of sustainable energy behaviours and support the required system changes and policies. The SSH can provide critical insights into how consumers could be empowered to consistently engage in sustainable energy behaviour, support and adopt new technologies, and support policies and changes in energy systems. Furthermore, they can increase our understanding of how organisations such as private and public institutions, and groups and associations of people can play a key role in the sustainable energy transition. We identify key questions to be addressed that have been identified by the Platform for Energy Research in the Socio-economic Nexus (PERSON, see person.eu), including SSH scholars who have been studying energy issues for many years. We identify three main research themes. The first research theme ...

European Transport Research Review, 2020

What are the profiles of both users and non-users of car sharing in European cities regarding the... more What are the profiles of both users and non-users of car sharing in European cities regarding their travel patterns and psychological aspects? Two subsamples (1519 users and 3695 non-users of car sharing) participated in a survey, translated into seven languages, with 36 questions regarding attitudes towards car sharing, the environment, political orientation, personal norms, frequency of use of different transport modes and transport mode choice for different travel purposes. Through a hierarchical cluster analysis, five distinct mobility styles were identified, with no a priori restriction of the number of clusters. The mobility styles were further characterised by sociodemographic variables and by the motives for making use of car sharing. This paper discusses the implications of research based decision-making and urban planning in a way that guarantees long-term human and environmental security.

Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2011

Abstract A survey of a random sample of 1,330 Swedish residents assessed the relationships betwee... more Abstract A survey of a random sample of 1,330 Swedish residents assessed the relationships between affect associated with performance of routine out-of-home activities, mood, and judgments of life satisfaction (cognitive subjective wellbeing, CSWB). Regression analyses showed that sociodemographic variables accounted for most variance in CSWB (7%) and least in mood (2%). In agreement with previous research, CSWB increased with income, employment, and cohabiting with a spouse, and had a U-formed relationship with ...

One important group to include in the efforts to combat climate change (CC) is young people. Yout... more One important group to include in the efforts to combat climate change (CC) is young people. Youths are the future leaders of society, as well as being citizens of today. They will be the ones hand ...

Journal of Regional Science, 2009

Sustainability, 2021

The present study investigates the determinants of intention to use carsharing services by an int... more The present study investigates the determinants of intention to use carsharing services by an integrated model of psychological predictors of travel behavior. The model proposed is tested by multigroup confirmatory factor analysis (MGCFA) in structural equation modeling (SEM) with further discussion about analysis of invariance and its relevance for comparisons between groups. The sample was classified into four groups: Italian users, Italian non-users, Swedish users, and Swedish non-users of carsharing. The users were respondents who have used or are currently using carsharing, while non-users reported never using the carsharing services. The analysis of data from 6072 respondents revealed that control was the main predictor of intention to use carsharing; driving habits had stronger negative effects for users of carsharing than for non-users; subjective norms positively predicted the intention to use carsharing among all groups; trust was a predictor of intention only for the Ital...

Advances in Spatial Science

In this chapter, a theoretical framework is proposed with the aim of understanding reduction or c... more In this chapter, a theoretical framework is proposed with the aim of understanding reduction or changes in private car use in response to road pricing. It is argued that economic disincentives may activate car-use reduction or change goals in individuals and households. However, for car-use reduction or change goals to occur, other travel demand management measures are needed that make

Progress in Activity-Based Analysis, 2005

... x. Bookmark and Share. Title: Choices of Activity-and Travel-Change Options for Reduced Car U... more ... x. Bookmark and Share. Title: Choices of Activity-and Travel-Change Options for Reduced Car Use. Accession Number: 01003607. Language: English. Abstract: The paper outlines a conceptual framework based on self regulation ...

Pricing in Road Transport

joined Racal (now Thales) as Technical Manager in 1980. He managed collaborative projects in Arti... more joined Racal (now Thales) as Technical Manager in 1980. He managed collaborative projects in Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, Intelligent Transport Systems, Traffic Information Broadcasting, and road pricing, funded by the UK Department of Trade & Industry, the Technology Strategy Board, the UK Department for Transport and the European Commission. He led the security work-package of the DfT-funded DIRECTS Road Pricing demonstration project. His role as Chief Technical Consultant before he retired from Thales in February 2010 included business development and project management in road pricing and ITS. John was an Expert Advisor to Transport for London in their Congestion Charging technology trials. He is a member of the Executive Team of the Institution of Engineering and Technology's Automotive and Road Transport Technical and Professional Network, and of its Berkshire Network; he has organised and chaired five international seminars on Road Pricing and two on Managed Motorways for the IET. He is the editor of two books: "Mobile Information Systems" (1990) and "Advances in Mobile Information Systems" (1998), and of two Artech House book Series, "ITS" and "Mobile Communications". John is currently an independent consultant working part-time for Thales and other clients. He is also a Visiting Senior Research Fellow in the Transportation Research Group at Southampton University, and Honorary Secretary of the Road User Charging Interest Group of ITS(UK). His professional interests have included solid state physics, software engineering, artificial intelligence, and mobile communications, but are now centred on Intelligent Transport Systems, especially road pricing (including technology, deployment, and public acceptability).

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 2006

Using a more controlled experimental setting, the present study follows up two previous studies; ... more Using a more controlled experimental setting, the present study follows up two previous studies; a focus group study examining participantsÕ own proposed adaptations of car use to various travel demand management measures, as well as quantifications of the expected extent of adoption of certain adaptations, and a study of actual behavioural responses to the introduction of a toll ring. An internet survey requiring respondents to state the frequency with which they would adopt various adaptation alternatives when given a small, medium, or large car-use reduction goal was conducted. The frequency with which a particular adaptation is implemented was not only found to vary with size of reduction goal, as expected, but also with trip purpose. The results were interpreted in the light of a cost-minimisation principle of adaptation.

Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2004

Travel denumd mauiigemenliTDM) measures iar'^eting dumged or reduced privare car use in urban are... more Travel denumd mauiigemenliTDM) measures iar'^eting dumged or reduced privare car use in urban areas protnp! individtiah and households to choose more efficieni car use (chaining nips, car poofing, choosing closer desfmatlons), lo suppress trips and activiiies, or to switch travel mode. We conjecture that these choices are made sequentiaily over time according to a cost-minimization principle. In general, less costly changes may however be less effective. Several potential ways are proposed itt which intelligent transportation systems may reduce the costs of changes or reduction in car use. thus presumably rendering TDM measures more effective. Keywords Travel demand management: Linkages between travel demand management measures and inlelligent iransponalion systems: Car use: Behavioral change

Environmental Science & Policy, 2005

... been successful in increasing the understanding of public acceptance or of acceptability of r... more ... been successful in increasing the understanding of public acceptance or of acceptability of road ... beliefs 2 about the consequences of the TDM measures on (i) urban environment quality ... accessibility (Cronbach's α = 0.70), (iii) non-auto accessibility (eg, public transport and cycle ...