Sharing economy of transportation in semi-mountainous area

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K12825
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Social systems engineering/Safety system
• Research Institution: Nagoya University
• Principal Investigator: Miwa Tomio 名古屋大学, 未来材料・システム研究所, 准教授 (60422763)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 森川 高行 名古屋大学, 環境学研究科, 教授 (30166392) ; 山本 俊行 名古屋大学, 未来材料・システム研究所, 教授 (80273465)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 公共交通 / オプション価値 / シェアリングモビリティ / 中山間地域

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research investigated the public consciousness to and the existing value (option value) of sharing mobility in semi-mountainous area. The targeted mobility includes the existing public transport, such as bus and taxi, and future public transport, such as ride-share and autonomous cars.
Firstly, the depthful literature review was conducted. In addition, the methodology for estimating option value of public transport with very low use frequency was developed. Based on those works, the questionnaire was established and conducted through web survey. The result of option value estimation shows that the option value is strongly influenced by the service level of the mobility and elderly people tend to show the higher value than other people.

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