dc.contributor.advisor |
Mahanama, PKS |
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dc.contributor.author |
kumara, BARA |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2018-11-21T03:36:58Z |
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dc.date.available |
2018-11-21T03:36:58Z |
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dc.identifier.citation |
kumara, B.A.R.A. (2018). A Study on vehical users behaviour leading to parking problems in urban areas : with special references to two selected cities in Colombo, Sri Lanka [Master’s theses, University of Moratuwa]. Institutional Repository University of Moratuwa. http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/13696 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/13696 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Sri Lanka has experiencing the continuous incensement of motor traffic.
Approximately 350,000 vehicles have been yearly added to the vehicle volume in Sri
Lanka. It also affects adversely on city functioning by creating compound problem of
parking. People make their parking decisions thus, the parking behaviour to be
determined by their attitudes and behavioral intentions. On the other hand, an
individual’s perception has been influenced by the determinant factors of the same.
This study is trying to analyze the relationship between the perception determinant
factors and parking determinant factors in order to recognize how far they have
influenced on the inferences of the parkers in their behaviour.
This study proves that majority of parkers viewed that parking is as a facility not a
requirement of a city functioning. As long as the users think that the parking is a
facility, they tend to park at any vacated space within the city without considering
other issues that can arise due to their behaviour based on perception as analysed. The
factors that are contributing to the user behaviour are the distances to the desired
destination from the palace of parking based on Gender. Age is a factor even the aged
parkers like to park as much as close to their desired destination than young users. In
terms of safety, females and older aged parkers are very concern about the safety of
their vehicle. It has anticipated, with a full cover insurance parkers may accept to park
at a considerable distance such as 200 meters. However, the study revealed that in
terms of safety the full cover vehicle insurance has no effect on selecting the parking
location. Further the study revealed that in prioritizing the distance to the desired
destination and the safety disregarded other factors, majority of the parkers are
selecting close proximity than the safety. The behaviour of parkers against the parking
fee proved that the paid parking at the city center is acceptable. It signifies that the
parkers are willing to bear the cost of parking if available at convenient location in the
city Center. In summarizing the above factors, it indicates that the user behaviour of
the parkers has been affected by their own individual perception for increasing trend
on, on-street parking which ultimately led to parking problems. |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.subject |
Parking |
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dc.subject |
Problem |
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dc.subject |
Perception |
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dc.title |
A Study on vehical users behaviour leading to parking problems in urban areas : with special references to two selected cities in Colombo, Sri Lanka |
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dc.type |
Thesis-Full-text |
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dc.identifier.faculty |
Architecture |
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dc.identifier.degree |
Master of Science in Town and Country Planning |
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dc.identifier.department |
Department of Town & Country Planning |
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dc.date.accept |
2015-12 |
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dc.identifier.accno |
TH3614 |
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