Mental maps and travel behaviour: meanings and models |
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| Authors: | Els Hannes Diana Kusumastuti Maikel León Espinosa Davy Janssens Koen Vanhoof Geert Wets |
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| Institution: | (1) Transportation Research Institute—IMOB, Hasselt University, Wetenschapspark 5/6, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium;(2) Architecture Research Institute—ArcK, PHL University College, Campus Diepenbeek, Agoralaan—Building E, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium;(3) Center of Studies on Informatics, Central University of Las Villas, Road to Camajuani Km 5 ?, 54830 Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba |
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| Abstract: | In this paper, the “mental map” concept is positioned with regard to individual travel behaviour to start with. Based on Ogden and Richards’ triangle of
meaning (The meaning of meaning: a study of the influence of language upon thought and of the science of symbolism. International
library of psychology, philosophy and scientific method. Routledge and Kegan Paul, London, 1966) distinct thoughts, referents and symbols originating from different scientific disciplines are identified and explained
in order to clear up the notion’s fuzziness. Next, the use of this concept in two major areas of research relevant to travel
demand modelling is indicated and discussed in detail: spatial cognition and decision-making. The relevance of these constructs
to understand and model individual travel behaviour is explained and current research efforts to implement these concepts
in travel demand models are addressed. Furthermore, these mental map notions are specified in two types of computational models,
i.e. a Bayesian Inference Network (BIN) and a Fuzzy Cognitive Map (FCM). Both models are explained, and a numerical and a
real-life example are provided. Both approaches yield a detailed quantitative representation of the mental map of decision-making
problems in travel behaviour. |
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