Integrated infection and crowd behavior model for infection risk assessment onboard large passenger vessels: Investigating the effect of ship layout design, operational and behavioral measures on contagious disease spread

The development of the global COVID-19 pandemic from 2020 onward has had significant impact on the world and specifically the maritime industry. Striking examples were COVID-19 outbreaks onboard the Diamond Princess cruise vessel and the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier at the start of the pandemic. Contagious disease management...

Comparing various measures to prevent covid-19 spread in offices through simulation modelling

COVID-19 has had a great impact worldwide. One of its many effects was that offices had to be closed, which negatively affects the economy and people’s mental health. It is important that a safe way to keep offices open is found. Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs) are an important way to do this. However, to pick the right NPIs for one’s...

The bidirectional relationships between travel behaviour, attitude and risk perception during the COVID-19 pandemic

Research into the bidirectional relationships between travel behaviour, attitude and risk perception during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using travel data obtained by the NS Panel, a cross-lagged panel model is constructed to analyse the causation in the three predictors for car and train travel.

Quantifying transmission risks of SARS-CoV-2 in pedestrian interactions at large events

The COVID-19 global pandemic has a great negative influence on the event industry. Decreasing number of festivals poses threats to cultural and economical development. This research aims to close this research gap by developing a SARS-CoV-2 transmission risk analysis method for large events by modelling crowd interactions at different types of...

Impacts of COVID-19 Risk Perceptions on Train Travel Decisions: A Hierarchical Information Integration Analysis

The number of passengers using public transport has decreased drastically as a consequence of the global coronavirus pandemic in 2020. This study aimed to retrieve the importance of the perceived risk of getting infected with the coronavirus in choosing to go by train in the Netherlands. With a Hierarchical Information Integration approach it...

Sub-national Government Fiscal Sustainability: A Research on Fiscal Risks and Fiscal Federalism in Times of COVID-19

The world is now facing what seems to be the biggest crisis since the Great Depression. An unparalleled pandemic of a highly contagious virus in a globalized word. Early economic indicators and the death tolls are suggesting a gloomier situation than expected. Sub-national governments (SNGs) are at the forefront of this crisis, since they are...