<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The achievement of sustainable transportation and the desire to reduce car ownership are important aspects of urban planning, especially in developing countries. This paper presents an overview of researches and studies conducted on car ownership to find the knowledge gap and neglected modelling methods that should be employed in the further researches in Iran as one of the Middle East countries. It is found that car ownership models have under gone modification and improvement from regression models towards discrete choice models, although more improvement is necessary and underway. Lack of reliable aggregate and disaggregate data regarding public transport, land use, behavioural and socioeconomic variables particularly for small cities is prominent. To fill the gap, more descriptive and analytical researches and more complex modelling methods and variables need be delved.</p></abstract>

The achievement of sustainable transportation and the desire to reduce car ownership are important aspects of urban planning, especially in developing countries. This paper presents an overview of researches and studies conducted on car ownership to find the knowledge gap and neglected modelling methods that should be employed in the further researches in Iran as one of the Middle East countries. It is found that car ownership models have under gone modification and improvement from regression models towards discrete choice models, although more improvement is necessary and underway. Lack of reliable aggregate and disaggregate data regarding public transport, land use, behavioural and socioeconomic variables particularly for small cities is prominent. To fill the gap, more descriptive and analytical researches and more complex modelling methods and variables need be delved.

Car Ownership Models in Iran: A Review of Methods and Determinants

Tarbiat Modares Univesity Jalal Ale Ahmad Highway, P.O.Box 14115-111, Tehran,

Technische Universität Berlin, Center for Technology and Society Hardenbergstr. 16-18, 10623 Berlin,

Transport and Telecommunication Journal

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The achievement of sustainable transportation and the desire to reduce car ownership are important aspects of urban planning, especially in developing...

Car Ownership Models in Iran: A Review of Methods and Determinants

Published Online: Feb 25, 2017

Page range: 45 - 59

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ttj-2017-0005

Keywords
Urban transportation planning, car ownership models, The Middle East, Iran

© 2017 Transport and Telecommunication Institute

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Car Ownership Models in Iran: A Review of Methods and Determinants

Published Online: Feb 25, 2017

Page range: 45 - 59

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ttj-2017-0005

KeywordsUrban transportation planning, car ownership models, The Middle East, Iran

© 2017 Transport and Telecommunication Institute

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Urban transportation planning, car ownership models, The Middle East, Iran