prof.dr.ing. K.T. Geurs (Karst)

Karst Geurs is appointed Full Professor of Transport Planning at Department of Civil Engineering. His research focuses on interactions between land use and transport, accessibility modelling and evaluation and the dynamics in travel behaviour. From 2009-2013 he was Associated Professor at the Department of CE. He worked at the National Institute for Public Health and Environment from 1997 and moved to the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency in 2005. In 2006 he received his PhD at the Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, the Netherlands, on accessibility appraisal of land-use and transport policy strategies. He teaches master courses on Transport Policy and Planning, Land Use and Transport Interactions and Sustainable Transport within the Master Track Transport Engineering and Management.

He is chair of the Network on European Communications and Transport Activities Research (NECTAR), Editor-in-Chief of the European Transport Research Review (ETRR) and member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Transport and Land Use (JTLU).

Professional Experience

2013 Full Professor of Transport Planning, Dep. CE, University of Twente.
2009 Associate Professor, Centre for Transport Studies, University of Twente.
2007 Programme Manager Transport, Netherlands Environmental
Assessment Agency, Bilthoven, the Netherlands.
2005
Researcher land use, transport and environment, Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, Bilthoven, the Netherlands.
1997 Researcher land use, transport and environment, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands.

Education

2006 PhD, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, the Netherlands. Thesis title: Accessibility, land use and transport. Accessibility evaluation of land-use and transport developments and policy strategies. Awarded Cum Laude.

1995 Master of Science Environmental Science, Environmental Policy Evaluation, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands

1993 Bachelor of Science Transport Engineering and Planning, Breda University of Professional Education, the Netherlands

Memberships

Chair of the Netwerk on European Communications and Transport Activities Research (NECTAR) - http://www.nectar-eu.eu/
Editor-in-Chief of the European Transport Research Review (ETRR) etrr.springeropen.com
TRAIL research fellow.
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Transport and Land Use (JTLU) (www.jtlu.org).

Social Sciences

# Bicycle
# Netherlands
# Travel

Earth & Environmental Sciences

# Accessibility

Business & Economics

# Accessibility
# Mode Choice
# Public Transport
# The Netherlands

Faculty of Engineering Technology (ET), Transport Planning (TP)

Elsevier
editor Journal of Transport Geography
Association
Chair of NECTAR

Uijtdewilligen, T. , Ulak, M. B., Wijlhuizen, G. J. , & Geurs, K. T. (2024). Effects of crowding on route preferences and perceived safety of urban cyclists in the Netherlands. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 183, Article 104030. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2024.104030

Boot, M., Kahnt, L., Postma, D., Ulak, B. , Geurs, K. , & Havinga, P. (2024). Are We in Flow? Measuring and Supporting Simultaneous Flow in Duos of Elderly Cyclists. Paper presented at IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communication, PerCom 2024, Biarritz, France.

Boot, M. , Ulak, M. B. , Geurs, K. T. , & Havinga, P. J. M. (2024). Using body sensors for evaluating the impact of smart cycling technologies on cycling experiences: a systematic literature review and conceptual framework. European transport research review, 16, Article 13. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12544-024-00635-3

Geurs, K. , Grigolon, A., Münzel, K. , Gkiotsalitis, K., Duran-Rodas, D., Büttner, B., Kirchberger, C., Pappers, J., Martinez ramirez, L., Graf, A., Hansel, J., Gkrava, R., & Klementschitz, R. (2024). The Smarthubs integration ladder: A conceptual model for the categorisation of shared mobility hubs. Transport reviews, 44(1), 112-139. https://doi.org/10.1080/01441647.2023.2239499

Asadi, M. , Ulak, M. B. , Geurs, K. T. , & Weijermars, W. (2023). Development of a new zone-based cycling safety metric to determine the crash risk associated with work trips. In Book of Abstracts 11th International Cycling Safety Conference 2023, 15-17 November 2023, The Hague, the Netherlands SWOV.

Kapousizis, G. , Ulak, M. B. , & Geurs, K. (2023). Public opinion on smart bicycle technologies enhancing cycling safety: A survey study among 1354 cyclists across Europe. 210-212. Abstract from 11th International Cycling Safety Conference, ICSC 2023, The Hague, Netherlands. https://swov.nl/nl/publicatie/11th-international-cycling-safety-conference-2023

Kapousizis, G., Sarker, R. , Ulak, M. B. , & Geurs, K. (2023). Which road safety-related factors influence users’ acceptance towards Smart e-bikes: A European based survey. 84-86. Abstract from 7th Annual Meeting of the Cycling Research Board, Wuppertal, Germany.

Kapousizis, G., Sarker, R. , Ulak, M. B. , & Geurs, K. (2023). Acceptance of new technologies affecting safety on electric bicycles: evidence from five European countries.. Abstract from 11th Symposium of the European Association for Research in Transportation, hEART 2023, Zürich, Switzerland.

Garritsen, K. E. , Grigolon, A. B. , & Geurs, K. (2023). Slimme mobiliteitshubs: de ontwikkeling van inclusieve hubs. Paper presented at Colloquium Vervoersplanologisch Speurwerk, CVS 2023, Brussel, Belgium.

Akse, R. , Albert de la bruhèze, A. , & Geurs, K. (2023). Transport planning, paradigms and practices: finding conditions for change. In R. Hickman, & C. Hannigan (Eds.), Discourse Analysis in Transport and Urban Development: Interpretation, Diversity and Controversy (pp. 11-23). Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781802207200.00010

De freitas miranda, H., Rodrigues da silva, A. N. , & Geurs, K. (2023). Reverse engineering cycling culture using stakeholders’ perceptions of well-established examples: Insights from Enschede and Münster. Case Studies on Transport Policy, 14, Article 101107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2023.101107

Uijtdewilligen, T. , Ulak, M., Wijlhuizen, G. J., Bijleveld, F. , Geurs, K., & Dijkstra, A. (2023). Examining the crash risk factors associated with cycling by considering spatial and temporal disaggregation of exposure: Findings from four Dutch cities. Journal of Transportation Safety and Security. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/19439962.2023.2273547

Odijk, M. J. M. , Asadi, M. , Baran Ulak, M. , & Geurs, K. T. (2023). The interactions between accessibility and crash risk from a social equity perspective: A case study at the Rotterdam-The Hague metropolitan region. Journal of Safety Research, 87, 176-186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2023.09.015

Boot, M. , Ulak, B. , Geurs, K. , & Havinga, P. (2023). Using body sensors in evaluations of the impact of smart cycling technologies on cycling experience. In A. Komninos, C. Santoro, D. Gavalas, J. Schoening, M. Matera, & L. A. Leiva (Eds.), MobileHCI '23 Companion: Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Mobile Human-Computer Interaction (pp. 1-4). Article 43 https://doi.org/10.1145/3565066.3609736

Geurs, K., & van Wee, B. (2023). Accessibility: perspectives, measures and applications. In B. van Wee, J. A. Annema, D. Bannister, & B. Pudane (Eds.), The Transport System and Transport Policy: An Introduction (2 ed., pp. 178-199). Edward Elgar.

Master Theses

19-02-2021 | Rutger Meester : Evalutation of trip characteristics and accessibility in car-free development: A case study in the Merwedekanaalzone in Utrecht. | Mott MacDonald

22-04-2020 | Ruben Akse: Urban Transport Policy Paradigms: A Philosophical and Engineering Analysis | CROW

26-09-2019 | Dieuwert Blomjous: Explanation of household car ownership with proximity to train stations Supervisors: Geurs, Thomas, v. Essen, vd Reijt (extern). Company: Goudappel Coffeng

30-08-2019 | Simone ten Have: Is ultrafast charging the future for EV in the Netherlands? A discrete choice experiment on user preferences for slow, fast and ultra fast charging. Supervisors: Geurs, Gkiotsalitis, Idema (extern). Company: APPM Rotterdam

08-03-2019 | Jan Engels: Forecasting spatio temporal variations in OD-pairs. A case study from Sao Paulo. Supervisors: Geurs, Gkiotsalitis, Gianotti (external). Company: Provincie Escola Politecnica da Universidade de Sao Paulo

06-03-2019 | Martijn de Gruijter: Mobility as a service in the Paleiskwartier: explanatory factors for the intention to use and a process evaluation. Supervisors: Geurs, Fioreze. Company: Provincie N-Brabant

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Bachelor

Civil Engineering

Master

Civil Engineering and Management

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