Travel behaviour and daily activity spaces

Understanding human mobility and the behaviour that shapes it is key to exploring how people interact with space, society, and the environment. Our research examines mobility from individuals to populations and from daily activity spaces to broader functional regions. We study movement patterns in diverse spatial and temporal contexts, from daily commutes to international migration. We are pioneers in activity space–based inequality research.

Shaping travel behaviour

What affect does organisational culture have? How can we nudge and what interventions are effective?

Jaanika Jaanits
Martin Haamer
Age Poom
Siiri Silm
Daily activity spaces and time use

Spatiotemporal data analysis. Social inequalities in activity space. Functional regions.

Anto Aasa
Ago Tominga
Siiri Silm
Veronika Mooses
Projects

Summary study of settlement development scenarios

Environmental exposure

By combining mobility data with environmental factors such as greenery or noise, we assess exposure to environmental benefits and harms.

Anto Aasa
Age Poom
Articles

Willberg, E., Poom, A., Helle, J. et al. Cyclists’ exposure to air pollution, noise, and greenery: a population-level spatial analysis approach. Int J Health Geogr 22, 5 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12942-023-00326-7

RESEARCH THEMES


Travel behaviour and daily activity spaces
Socio-environmental inequalities
Sustainable mobility transition in urban areas
Mobile big data and methods
Tourism and transnationalism
Datasets and applications