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Direct and Indirect Opportunities to Learn Astronomy Within the Chilean Science Curriculum

Lara Rodrigues, Alejandra Meneses, Maximiliano Montenegro & Cristián Cortés Abstract Astronomy has great potential to attract children toward science and improve their scientific literacy. However, it has a relatively small presence within the school... read more →

Reallocation of time after an exogenous reduction in mandatory travel: transport, work, and leisure in Chilean two-worker two-gender households

Sergio Jara-Diaz, Sebastián Astroza, Diego Candia, Monserrat Morales Abstract A two-step model framework is proposed and applied to analyze empirically the impact of a travel time reduction on labor supply in two-worker two-gender households, using a nationwide... read more →

Food purchasing and eating patterns: Assessing the role of people’s mobility, social networks, and attitudes on healthy diets

Rubén Miranda, Juan Antonio Carrasco, Sebastián Astroza Abstract A poor diet has crucial impacts on individuals and society as a whole. In addition to individual preferences, there is evidence that people’s diet is related to... read more →

Actitudes de mujeres hacia la electromovilidad

Carolina Rojas Quezada, Giovanni Vecchio y Natan Waintrub Resumen La investigación indaga en la relación entre género y electromovilidad en Santiago de Chile por medio de una encuesta, centrándose en... read more →

Segmenting transit ridership: From crisis to opportunity

Ignacio Tiznado-Aitken, Matthew Palm, y Steven Farber Abstract Crises are an opportunity to learn, and transportation is no exception. The dramatic reduction in mobility levels during COVID-19, the slow recovery of transit ridership and... read more →

Perceived accessibility and self-rated health: Examining subjective well-being in the suburbs of Scarborough, Canada

João Pedro Figueira Amorim Parga, Ignacio Tiznado - Aitken, Shaila Jamal, Steven Farber, Anton Yu y Christopher Higgins Abstract Addressing inadequate accessibility in suburban areas is crucial for reducing inequalities in transportation and improving suburbanites’ well-being. Afterall, insufficient accessibility to... read more →

Determinants of travel mode access for adolescents in developing countries: a literature review

I. Made Sukmayasa, Jaime Soza-Parra & Dick Ettema ABSTRACT Mobility and accessibility challenges faced by adolescents aged 12 to 18 are increasingly recognised. However, research from developing countries often overlooks this... read more →

Who is ready to live a car-independent lifestyle? A latent class cluster analysis of attitudes towards car ownership and usage

Jaime Soza-Parra, Oded Cats Abstract An excessive use of private cars for transportation has multiple negative effects on our society. It is therefore paramount to identify the underlying factors driving car usage among... read more →

Freight tour synthesis based on entropy maximization with fuzzy logic constraints

Diana P. Moreno-Palacio, Carlos A. Gonzalez-Calderon, Héctor López-Ospina, Jhan Kevin Gil-Marin & John Jairo Posada-Henao Abstract This paper presents an improved entropy-based freight tour synthesis (FTS) using fuzzy logic (FL). One approach used in formulating... read more →

Do Chilean cities have the right set of public transport modes?

Paul Basnak, Ricardo Giesen, y Juan Carlos Muñoz Abstract Although there are various studies that evaluate the optimal design of public transport systems in radial structures, there are few that analyse which urban characteristics are... read more →