A microeconomic framework for integrated agent-based modelling of activity-travel patterns and energy consumption
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Author(s)
Pawlak, J
Imani, AF
Sivakumar, A
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The sophistication in the demand management approaches in both transport and energy sectors and their interaction call for modelling approaches that consider both sectors jointly. For agent-based microsimulation models of travel demand and energy consumption, this implies the necessity to ensure consistent representation of user behaviour with respect to mobility and energy consumption behaviours across the model components. Therefore this paper proposes a microeconomic framework, termed the HOT model (Home, Out-of-home, Travel) grounded in the goods-leisure paradigm, but extended to incorporate emerging activity-travel behaviour patterns and their energy consumption implications. We discuss how the model can be operationalised and embedded within agent-based frameworks with a case study using time use and energy consumption data from the UK.
Date Issued
2020-01-01
Date Acceptance
2019-12-31
Citation
Procedia Computer Science, 2020, 170, pp.785-790
ISSN
1877-0509
Start Page
785
End Page
790
Journal / Book Title
Procedia Computer Science
Volume
170
Copyright Statement
© 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
Identifier
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877050920306116
Subjects
Energy
time allocation
microeconomic model
activity-travel behaviour
Notes
The sophistication in the demand management approaches in both transport and energy sectors and their interaction call for modelling approaches that consider both sectors jointly. For agent-based microsimulation models of travel demand and energy consumption, this implies the necessity to ensure consistent representation of user behaviour with respect to mobility and energy consumption behaviours across the model components. Therefore this paper proposes a microeconomic framework, termed the HOT model (Home, Out-of-home, Travel) grounded in the goods-leisure paradigm, but extended to incorporate emerging activity-travel behaviour patterns and their energy consumption implications. We discuss how the model can be operationalised and embedded within agent-based frameworks with a case study using time use and energy consumption data from the UK.
Date Publish Online
2020-04-14