Katrin Lättman defends her thesis "Perceived Accessibility - Living a satisfactory life with help of the transport system"
Katrin Lättman's thesis introduces perceived accessibility as a theoretical and methodological concept for including the individual dimension of accessibility in transport research and planning. Perceived accessibility is defined as “how easy it is to live a satisfactory life with the help of the transport system”, and as it captures individual experiences and abilities, it is proposed as a complement to objective measures and understandings of accessibility.
Time: Tue 2018-12-18 10.00 - 12.00
Location: 11D 257, Agardhsalen, Karlstad Universitet
Participating: Katrin Lättman, Ingrid Zakrisson, Sonja Forward, Ulf Mellström, Andreas Nilsson
Mistra SAMS researcher Katrin Lättman will defend her thesis December 18.
The thesis includes three studies. Study I developed a measure for capturing perceived accessibility with a specific transport mode, based on theories and conceptualizations of accessibility. Study II looked at determinants of perceived accessibility, and Study III further developed the measure of perceived accessibility to include actual travel (combinations of transport modes), and explored the relation between perceived accessibility and objectively measured accessibility for the same geographical area in Sweden. In all, the thesis provides background ideas and theory on perceived accessibility, a validated quantitative approach to capturing perceived accessibility in day-to-day travel, and empirical findings supporting the complementary nature of the approach and its potential to differentiate between individuals.
The thesis defense is open to the public.