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CostaRica 2004

  

7th International Conference on Survey Methods in Transport

Location:
Playa Herradura, Costa Rica, 2004
Chairs:
Peter Stopher and Cheryl Stecher
Principal themes:
 

The conference in Costa Rica had two principal themes: Review and Further Research Recommendations on Standards for Travel Surveys; and Research Needs in Emerging Travel Survey Issues
 
Keynote Papers:
 

Household Travel Surveys: Proposed Standards and Guidelines - By Peter Stopher
The Respondent as Customer and the Customer as Respondent - By van Evert
Travel Survey Methods in Latin America - By Juan de Dios Ortúzar
Topics:
A1. Survey Design
A2. Sample Design
A3. Instrument Design
A4. Survey Implementation
A5. Processing, Analysis and Archiving
A6. Quality Assessment
A7. Stated Preference
A8. Panel Surveys
B1. Freight
B2. Investment-Quality Surveys
B3. Process vs Outcome Data
B4. New Technologies: Non Web-Based
B5. New Technologies: Web-based
B6. Emergency Events
B7. Visitor Travel
B8. Simulated Travel Survey Data
 
Publication:
Stopher, P.R. and Stecher, C. (2006). Travel Survey Methods: Quality and Future Directions.  Elsevier, Oxford.