Spatial Analysis Methods of Road Traffic Crashes

An interdisciplinary account of the spatial analytical approaches to road traffic crashes, this book draws on the computational advances of GIS to discuss the economic, social, and scientific importance of road safety measures and traffic management. It begins with an examination of the geographical concepts of risk, then provides an overview of different types of analysis on road crashes. Lastly, it examines methods for road crash reduction and prevention. The book outlines current methodologies and approaches in a systematic and empirical way.

Becky P.Y. Loo is professor of geography and director of the Institute of Transport Studies at The University of Hong Kong. Her research interests are transportation, e-technologies, and society. In particular, she is interested in applying spatial analysis, surveys, and statistical methods in analyzing pertinent issues related to sustainable transportation. She is editor-in-chief ofTravel Behaviour and Society and associate editor of the Journal of Transport Geography. She is also on the editorial boards ofAsian Geographer, Injury Epidemiology, International Journal of Shipping and Logistics,International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, Journal of Urban Technology,Transportmetrica A: Transport Science, and Transportation.

Tessa Kate Anderson is a researcher at the Technical University of Denmark in Copenhagen. She has previously worked at the University of Hong Kong, the University of Queensland, and the University of Canterbury. She completed her PhD at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis in London. Her research interests are transportation, road safety, and socioeconomics. In particular, she is interested in the links between socioeconomics and road safety, the effects of climate change on road safety and transport, and the application of spatial analysis. She has published research papers inAccident Analysis and Prevention, Environment and Planning B, and Cities.