Estimating the reduction in single-occupancy vehicles entering Kuala Lumpur as a result of telecommuting by female employees

A number of Malaysian cities are experiencing severe transport problems resulting from rapidly increasing vehicle ownership and usage, and the insufficient supply and inferior quality of public transportation. The trend of congestion, frequent traffic accidents and air pollution is nowhere more prev...

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Main Authors:	Jaff, Mootaz M., Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez, Ibrahim, Mansor, Mohamed, Mohd Zin, Zahari, Rustam Khairi
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	NA9053.R4 City planning
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/46081/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/46081/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/46081/1/46081.pdf

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spelling	iium-460812018-09-04T01:26:00Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/46081/ Estimating the reduction in single-occupancy vehicles entering Kuala Lumpur as a result of telecommuting by female employees Jaff, Mootaz M. Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez Ibrahim, Mansor Mohamed, Mohd Zin Zahari, Rustam Khairi NA9053.R4 City planning A number of Malaysian cities are experiencing severe transport problems resulting from rapidly increasing vehicle ownership and usage, and the insufficient supply and inferior quality of public transportation. The trend of congestion, frequent traffic accidents and air pollution is nowhere more prevalent than in Kuala Lumpur where telecommuting is increasingly being perceived as a viable travel demand management strategy. Due to a number of travel patterns and characteristics that are unique to female commuters and the relatively large participation rate of women in the Malaysian work force, telecommuting by women workers seems a more relevant and potentially more crucial means of alleviating rush hour traffic in the Kuala Lumpur metropolitan area. The aim of this study is to estimate both the potential and actual reduction in single-occupancy vehicles entering the city of Kuala Lumpur during peak hours as a result of involving female employees in the practice of telecommuting. 2015 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/46081/1/46081.pdf Jaff, Mootaz M. and Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez and Ibrahim, Mansor and Mohamed, Mohd Zin and Zahari, Rustam Khairi (2015) Estimating the reduction in single-occupancy vehicles entering Kuala Lumpur as a result of telecommuting by female employees. In: The 11th International Conference of Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS 2015), 11th-14th September 2015, Cebu, Philippines. (Unpublished) http://www.dynamicglobalsoft.com/easts2015/program/pdf_files/1505.pdf
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spellingShingle	NA9053.R4 City planning Jaff, Mootaz M. Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez Ibrahim, Mansor Mohamed, Mohd Zin Zahari, Rustam Khairi Estimating the reduction in single-occupancy vehicles entering Kuala Lumpur as a result of telecommuting by female employees
description	A number of Malaysian cities are experiencing severe transport problems resulting from rapidly increasing vehicle ownership and usage, and the insufficient supply and inferior quality of public transportation. The trend of congestion, frequent traffic accidents and air pollution is nowhere more prevalent than in Kuala Lumpur where telecommuting is increasingly being perceived as a viable travel demand management strategy. Due to a number of travel patterns and characteristics that are unique to female commuters and the relatively large participation rate of women in the Malaysian work force, telecommuting by women workers seems a more relevant and potentially more crucial means of alleviating rush hour traffic in the Kuala Lumpur metropolitan area. The aim of this study is to estimate both the potential and actual reduction in single-occupancy vehicles entering the city of Kuala Lumpur during peak hours as a result of involving female employees in the practice of telecommuting.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Jaff, Mootaz M. Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez Ibrahim, Mansor Mohamed, Mohd Zin Zahari, Rustam Khairi
author_facet	Jaff, Mootaz M. Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez Ibrahim, Mansor Mohamed, Mohd Zin Zahari, Rustam Khairi
author_sort	Jaff, Mootaz M.
title	Estimating the reduction in single-occupancy vehicles entering Kuala Lumpur as a result of telecommuting by female employees
title_short	Estimating the reduction in single-occupancy vehicles entering Kuala Lumpur as a result of telecommuting by female employees
title_full	Estimating the reduction in single-occupancy vehicles entering Kuala Lumpur as a result of telecommuting by female employees
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title_sort	estimating the reduction in single-occupancy vehicles entering kuala lumpur as a result of telecommuting by female employees
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