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Stated adaptation surveys and choice process: Some methodological issues

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The "Stated Adaptation" survey is an interactive technique which allows us to obtain a clearer picture of the attitudes and behaviours of individuals when confronted with hypothetical situations, in particular inexperienced travel conditions. This method makes use of a simulation game whose purpose is to explore on small samples individuals' choice processes when selecting between the different transport alternatives which are available to them. This paper describes how gaming-simulation is designed, with reference to the issues tackled by two surveys which have recently been carried out in France (reactions to urban road pricing and perception of electric vehicles). It describes the benefits of this experimental approach which allows stated behaviours to be checked to a considerable degree. The limits and potential developments of this survey technique are also discussed.

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  1. French National Research Institute on Transport and its Safety, INRETS, French

    Bruno Faivre D'Arcier

  2. LET-CNRS, Université Lumière Lyon 2, ENTPE, LET-MRASH, 14 Avenue Berthelot, 69363, Lyon Cedex 07, France (*corresponding author)

    Odile Andan & Charles Raux*

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D'Arcier, B.F., Andan, O. & Raux*, C. Stated adaptation surveys and choice process: Some methodological issues. Transportation 25, 169–185 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005042505063

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