Prof. Frank Witlox. Modelling approaches in transport geography
Channel: Mobility Lab
Date: 14/04/2022

The public online lecture series "Mobility analysis and planning for human-scale cities" arranged by the Mobility Lab, University of Tartu, features experts and leading scholars in the field of mobility and transport. The lecture series seeks to answer the question of how to promote human-scale, sustainable, and just cities through mobility analysis and transport planning. The lectures address transport policy, the social, environmental and health aspects of mobility and transport, traditional and novel methods in mobility analysis and transport planning, and innovative technologies and future solutions and their social impact.

In this lecture, Professor Frank Witlox from Ghent University / University of Tartu talks about modelling approaches in transport geography.

Frank Witlox is Senior Full Professor of Economic Geography and Head of the Department of Geography at Ghent University. He is also Visiting Professor at the Department of Geography, University of Tartu. His research focuses mainly on travel behaviour analysis and modelling. He is the current Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Transport Geography, a world-leading interdisciplinary journal focusing on the geographical dimensions of transport, travel, and mobility.