The Role of Disparity in Travel Behavior in the Disproportionate Impact of Covid-19 on Ethnic Minorities in the Netherlands

Covid-19 has disrupted social norms and economic stability across the world. As the virus disseminated across nations, researchers rushed to delineate the causes and the consequences of the spread of the virus. Early findings highlighted a concerning disproportionate impact of Covid-19 among ethnic minorities, which have been disproportionally...

Modelling adaptive behaviour to predict the effectiveness of contact-tracing apps integrated in risk mitigation strategies: How the Dutch government can achieve positive compliance with the CoronaMelder during the Covid-19 pandemic

The Covid-19 pandemic has outlined the creativeness of each country in the definition of the most appropriate public health management strategies to curb the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, ranging from total lockdowns to trusting in people’s common sense to act properly. Several non-pharmaceutical health interventions have nationally been...

Recurring COVID-19 Vaccinations: What is the required performance of the vaccination system to keep the vaccination rate above a sufficient level and minimize virus spread, given uncertainties in vaccine supply and negative social influence regarding vaccinations?

The duration of protection that COVID-19 vaccines provide is still uncertain (Murray & Piot, 2021). Therefore, a possible future scenario is that the entire population will need an extra dose of a vaccine. Yearly recurring flu vaccinations take place at general practices (GP), so this might also be the case for COVID-19 vaccinations. General...

Imagining a post-COVID world: Exploring long term travel behavior changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its regional implications on urban mobility

This master thesis explores the potential influences of the COVID-19 pandemic on travel behavior change, and projects potential implications of long term travel behavior changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic on accessibility and the allocation of public space in the city of Amsterdam, the Netherlands for the year 2030. The first result of this...