Publication year
2019Publisher
New York : Routledge
Series
Transport and Society
ISBN
9781138594630
In
Plaut, O. P.; Shach-Pinsly, D. (ed.), Digital Social Networks and Travel Behaviour in Urban Environments, pp. 7-26Publication type
Part of book or chapter of book

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Editor(s)
Plaut, O. P.
Shach-Pinsly, D.
Organization
Planologie
Languages used
English (eng)
Book title
Plaut, O. P.; Shach-Pinsly, D. (ed.), Digital Social Networks and Travel Behaviour in Urban Environments
Page start
p. 7
Page end
p. 26
Subject
Institute for Management ResearchAbstract
Social networks have one of the central roles in the life of every individual. They influence our mental and physical health, length and quality of our lives, and provide us with support, information and opportunities in life. Our opinions, life choices, even our mobility are determined by the structure and type of our social connections. Therefore it is not surprising that many fields of science were interested in studying the structure and dynamics of social networks. As a result, we have different definitions and methods for the quantitative analysis of social networks which depend on the studied problem and/or phenomena. This chapter provides an introductory summary to the definition, theory and application of social networks theory in the field of transportation studies, economy and physics. We review major concepts and results from different fields of science related to social networks study and show which of these concepts can be useful in studying how social networks influence travel behaviour.
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