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Professor Alan Nicholson

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Department: Civil and Natural Resources Engineering

Email: alan.nicholson@canterbury.ac.nz

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Language: English

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Fields of Research

  • Traffic engineering and safety
  • Transport planning and sustainability
  • Transport risk management
  • Transport system performance evaluation
  • Transportation network reliability

Researcher Summary

Research interests include:
-Techniques for road accident analysis, reduction and prevention
-Evaluation of transportation projects, traffic management schemes and traffic control measures
-Lifeline engineering and the reliability of transportation networks
-Development and application of probabilistic methods for transportation systems analysis

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Engineering and Technology: Transportation

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  • Staff webpage

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Journal Articles
  • Abudayyeh D., Nicholson A. and Ngoduy D. (2021) Traffic signal optimisation in disrupted networks, to improve resilience and sustainability. Travel Behaviour and Society 22: 117-128. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2020.08.005.
  • Nicholson A. (2020) Road Safety: Risk Management Perspective. ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering 6(1) http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/AJRUA6.0001027.
  • Kedia A., Kusumastuti D. and Nicholson A. (2019) Establishing collection and delivery points to encourage the use of active transport: A case study in New Zealand using a consumer-centric approach. Sustainability (Switzerland) 11(22) http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11226255.
  • Abudayyeh D., Ngoduy D. and Nicholson AJ. (2018) Traffic Signal Optimisation in Disrupted Networks with Re-Routing. Transportation Research Procedia 34: 195-202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2018.11.032.
  • Kedia A., Kusumastuti D. and Nicholson A. (2017) Acceptability of collection and delivery points from consumers’ perspective: A qualitative case study of Christchurch city. Case Studies on Transport Policy 5(4): 587-595. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2017.10.009.
  • Kim HC., Kusumastuti D. and Nicholson A. (2017) Modal shift for New Zealand shippers for various policy scenarios. New Zealand Economic Papers : 19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00779954.2017.1359659.
  • Kusumastuti D. and Nicholson A. (2017) Mixed-use development in Christchurch, New Zealand: Do you want to live there? Urban Studies : 21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0042098017725475.
  • Koorey G., McMillan S. and Nicholson A. (2015) Incident management and network performance. Transportation Research Procedia 6: 3-16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2015.03.002.
  • Nicholson AJ. (2015) Travel time reliability benefits: Allowing for correlation. Research in Transport Economics 49: 14-21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.retrec.2015.04.002.
  • Daniel BD., Nicholson A. and Koorey G. (2011) Analysing speed profiles for the estimation of speed on traffic-calmed streets. Road and Transport Research 20(4): 57-70.
  • Daniel BD., Nicholson A. and Koorey G. (2011) Analysing speed profiles for the estimation of speed on traffic-calmed streets. Road and Transport Research Journal 20(4): 55-70.
  • Kuhn K. and Nicholson A. (2011) Traffic Flow Forecasting and Spatial Data Aggregation. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2260: 16-23. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2260-03.
  • Andrade K., Kagaya S., Uchida K., Dantas A. and Nicholson A. (2007) A study on the temporal transferability of transport modal choice models. Studies in Regional Science 37(3): 887-899. http://dx.doi.org/10.2457/srs.37.887.
  • Andrade K., Kagaya S., Uchida K., Dantas A. and Nicholson A. (2007) A study on the Temporal Transferability of Transport Modal Choice Models: Investigating the Travel Behavior of University of Canterbury Commuters. Studies in Regional Science 37(3): 887-899.
  • Andrade K., Kagaya S., Uchida K., Dantas A. and Nicholson A. (2007) Investigating the temporal transferability of transport modal choice models: an approach based on GIS data base. Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies 7: 470-485.
  • Nicholson AJ. (2007) Road network unreliability: impact assessment and mitigation. International Journal of Critical Infrastructures 3(3-4): 346-375. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJCIS.2007.014115.
  • Nicholson AJ. (2005) Development and Impact of the University of Canterbury Transport Strategy. Road and Transport Research 14(3): 50-61.
  • Dalziell E. and Nicholson A. (2001) Risk and Impact of Natural Hazards on a Road Network. Journal of Transportation Engineering 127(2): 159-166.
  • Nicholson AJ., Berdica K. and Andjic Z. (2001) Comparing Traffic Models: Two Case Studies. Institute of Engineers Australia Journal of Transport: Engineering in Australia 7(1): 65-76.
  • Dalziell EP., Wilkinson DL. and Nicholson AJ. (1999) Closure of the desert road due to snow and ice. Transactions of Institution of Professional Engineers NZ 26(1/CIV): 21-28.
  • Nicholson AJ. (1999) Analysis of spatial distributions of accidents. Safety Science 31(1): 71-91.
  • Nicholson AJ. (1998) Superelevation, Side Friction and Roadway Consistency. American Society of Civil Engineers Journal of Transportation Engineering 124(5): 411-418.
  • Turner SA. and Nicholson AJ. (1998) Intersection accident estimation: The role of intersection location and non-collision flows. Accident Analysis and Prevention 30(4): 505-517.
  • Du ZP. and Nicholson A. (1997) Degradable transportation systems: Sensitivity and reliability analysis. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological 31(3 PART B): 225-237. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0191-2615(96)00023-9.
  • Du ZP. and Nicholson AJ. (1997) Degradable Transportation Systems: Sensitivity and Reliability Analysis. Transportation Research B 31(3): 225-237.
  • Nicholson A. and Du ZP. (1997) Degradable transportation systems: An integrated equilibrium model. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological 31(3 PART B): 209-223. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0191-2615(96)00022-7.
  • Nicholson AJ. and Du ZP. (1997) Degradable Transportation Systems: An Integrated Equilibrium Model. Transportation Research B 31(3): 209-223.
  • Schlüter PJ., Deely JJ. and Nicholson AJ. (1997) Ranking and selecting motor vehicle accident sites by using a hierarchical Bayesian model. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series D (The Statistician) 46(3): 293-316.
  • Nicholson A. (1996) Transportation, lifelines and reliability. Transactions - Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand: Civil Engineering Section 23(1): 1-9.
  • Nicholson A. and Wong YD. (1993) Are accidents poisson distributed? A statistical test. Accident Analysis and Prevention 25(1): 91-97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0001-4575(93)90100-B.
  • Wong YD. and Nicholson A. (1993) Speed and lateral placement on horizontal curves. Road and Transport Research 2(1): 74-87.
  • Jadaan KS. and Nicholson AJ. (1992) Relationships between road accidents and traffic flows in an urban network. Traffic Engineering and Control 33(9): 507-511.
  • Wong YD. and Nicholson A. (1992) Driver behaviour at horizontal curves: risk compensation and the margin of safety. Accident Analysis and Prevention 24(4): 425-436. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0001-4575(92)90053-L.
  • Nicholson AJ. (1991) Understanding the stochastic nature of accident occurrence. Australian road research 21(1): 30-39.
  • Nicholson AJ. (1989) Accident clustering: some simple measures. Traffic Engineering and Control 30(5): 241-246.
  • Nicholson AJ. and Jadaan KS. (1989) A review of recent developments and current issues in road safety. Journal of Traffic Medicine 17(3-4): 13-22.
  • Tai TL. and Nicholson A. (1989) Uncertainty in the economic appraisal of roading projects in New Zealand. Transactions of the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand. Civil Engineering Section 16(2): 51-58.
  • Jadaan KS. and Nicholson AJ. (1988) Effect of a new urban arterial on road safety. Australian road research 18(4): 213-223.
  • Nicholson AJ. (1987) ESTIMATION OF ACCIDENT RATES AND COUNTERMEASURE EFFECTIVENESS.. Traffic Engineering and Control 28(10): 518-523.
  • Nicholson AJ. and Lim YH. (1987) HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE ON TRANSPORT IN NEW ZEALAND.. Australian road research 17(1): 28-39.
  • Nicholson AJ. (1986) The randomness of accident counts. Accident Analysis and Prevention 18(3): 193-198. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0001-4575(86)90002-3.
  • Nicholson AJ. (1985) The variability of accident counts. Accident Analysis and Prevention 17(1): 47-56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0001-4575(85)90007-7.
  • Nicholson AJ., Elms DG. and Williman A. (1976) VARIATIONAL APPROACH TO OPTIMAL ROUTE LOCATION.. Highw Eng 33(3): 22-25.
  • Nicholson AJ., Elms DG. and Williman A. (1975) Optimal highway route location. Computer-Aided Design 7(4): 255-261. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0010-4485(75)90071-8.
Chapters
  • Kim HC., Nicholson A. and Kusumastuti D. (2014) Freight Transport Mode Choice and Mode Shift in New Zealand: Findings of a Revealed Preference Survey. In Macharis C; Melo S; Woxenius J; Van Lier T (Ed.), Transport and Sustainability: Sustainable Logistics: 165-192. Bradford: Emerald Group Publishing.
  • Nicholson AJ. (2004) Desenvolvimento da Estrategia de Transporte da Universidade de Canterbury: Estabilidade Temporal de um Modelo de Escolha Modal. In Transporte CND (Ed.), Transporte em Transformacao VIII: 39-55. Brasilia: Confederacao Nacional do Transporte.
  • Berdica K., Andjic Z. and Nicholson AJ. (2003) Simulating Road Traffic Interruptions: Does it Matter What Model we Use? In Bell MGH; Iida Y (Ed.), The Network Reliability of Transport (1st ed.): 353-368. Oxford: Elsevier Science.
  • Nicholson AJ. and Dalziell EP. (2003) Risk Evaluation and Management: A Road Network Reliability Study. In Bell MGH; Iida Y (Ed.), The Network Reliability of Transport: 45-59. Oxford: Elsevier Science.
  • Nicholson AJ., Schmoeker JD., Bell MGH. and Iida Y. (2003) Assessing Transport Reliability: Malevolence and User Knowledge. In Bell MGH; Iida Y (Ed.), The Network Reliability of Transport (1st ed.): 1-22. Oxford: Elsevier Science.
Edited Volumes
  • Nicholson A. and Dantas A. (2004) Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Transportation Network Reliability (INSTR). Christchurch: University of Canterbury. 280pp.
  • Nicholson AJ. and Dantas AS. (2004) 2nd International Symposium on Transport Network Reliability: Conference Proceedings. Christchurch: University of Canterbury. 280.
Conference Contributions - Published
  • Kedia A., Kusumastuti D. and Nicholson A. (2020) Locating collection and delivery points for goods' last-mile travel: A case study in New Zealand. In Transportation Research Procedia 46: 85-92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2020.03.167.
  • Abudayyeh D., Nicholson A. and Ngoduy D. (2018) Traffic signal optimisation in disrupted networks using a semi-dynamic approach. In ATRF 2018 - Australasian Transport Research Forum 2018, Proceedings.
  • Abudayyeh D., Nicholson A. and Ngoduy D. (2018) Traffic signal optimisation in disrupted networks using a semi-dynamic approach. In ATRF 2018 - Australasian Transport Research Forum 2018, Proceedings.
  • Kim HC., Nicholson A. and Kusumastuti D. (2017) Analysing freight shippers’ mode choice preference heterogeneity using latent class modelling. In Transportation Research Procedia Elsevier. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2017.05.123.
  • Kusumastuti D. and Nicholson A. (2017) Mixed-use development factors and how they influence decisions to purchase residential properties in Christchurch, New Zealand. In ATRF 2017 - Australasian Transport Research Forum 2017, Proceedings.
  • Kusumastuti D. and Nicholson A. (2017) Mixed-use development factors and how they influence decisions to purchase residential properties in Christchurch, New Zealand. In Proceeding of the 39th Australasian Transport Research Forum 2017.
  • Kusumastuti D. and Nicholson A. (2017) Willingness-to-pay for mixed-use development factors in Christchurch, New Zealand. In The Proceedings of 22nd HKSTS International Conference.
  • Nicholson AJ. and Watling DP. (2015) Modelling issues in incorporating link travel time correlations in the analysis of corridor trip time reliability. In.
  • Kim HC. and Nicholson AJ. (2013) Determinants of Freight Transport Mode Choice in NZ: Findings of a Revealed Preference and Stated Preference Survey of Shippers. In.
  • Kim HC. and Nicholson AJ. (2013) Freight Transport Modal Shift in NZ: Building Understanding of Shippers’ Mode Choice. In.
  • Nicholson AJ. (2013) Estimating the Travel Time Reliability Benefits of Projects. In.
  • Pel AJ. and Nicholson AJ. (2013) Network Effects of Percentile-Based Route Choice Behavior for Stochastic Travel Times under Exogenous Capacity Variations. In.
  • Daniel B., Nicholson A. and Koorey G. (2012) The effects of vertical speed control devices on vehicle speed and noise emission. In : 17pp.
  • Giblett C., Nicholson AJ., Pidwerbesky BD. and Kuhn K. (2012) Risk-based economic evaluation of pavement construction options. In.
  • Taniguchi E., Ferriera F. and Nicholson A. (2012) A conceptual road network emergency model to aid emergency preparedness and response decision-making in the context of humanitarian logistics. In Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 39:: 307-320. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.03.110.
  • Burdett B. and Nicholson A. (2010) Speed Management on Rural Roads: The Effect of Pavement Markings. In : 13pp.
  • Giovinazzi S. and Nicholson A. (2010) Transport Network Reliability in Seismic Risk Analysis and Management. In.
  • McMillan S., Koorey G. and Nicholson A. (2010) Techniques for Using SCATS as an Incident Management Tool. In : 8pp.
  • Nicholson A. and Giovinazzi S. (2010) Hazard Loss Estimation and Transport Network Reliability. In.
  • Nicholson A., McMillan S. and Koorey G. (2010) Improving Network Reliability via Incident Management. In Proceedings of the 12th WCTR: 13pp.
  • Nicholson AJ. and Munakata K. (2009) Estimating the Benefits of Trip Time Reliability. In Proceedings: 10pp.
  • Nicholson A. (2008) Travel Demand Management in NZ: A Cautionary Tale. In.
  • Andrade K., Kagaya S., Uchida K., Dantas A. and Nicholson A. (2007) Investigating the temporal transferability of transport modal choice models: an approach based on GIS database. In Proceedings of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies 6: 80.
  • Nicholson AJ. (2007) Optimising Network Terminal Reliability. In INSTR2007 Proceedings: 8pp.
  • Andrade K., Uchida K., Kagaya S., Dantas A. and Nicholson A. (2006) A GA-based transport modal choice model. In Proceedings of Infrastructure Planning 34(183).
  • Nicholson AJ., Raine JK. and Stevenson TJ. (2006) Review of Single Vehicle Fatal Crashes and Roadside Furniture Design. In Proceedings of Australasian & South Pacific Association of Collision Investigators: 73-92.
  • Sabel CE., Bartie P., Kingham S. and Nicholson A. (2006) Kernel Density Estimation as a spatial-temporal data mining tool: exploring road traffic accident trends. In : 191-196.
  • Bell MGH., Wong KI. and Nicholson AJ. (2005) A Rolling Horizon Approach to the Optimal Dispatching of Taxis. In H. Mahmassani (Ed.), Elsevier: 629-648.
  • Dantas AS., Mao J. and Nicholson AJ. (2005) Cost Externalities and Road Pricing Evaluation: Experimental Findings from Network Analysis. In : 12pp.
  • Nicholson AJ. and Dalziell EP. (2005) Assessing and Mitigating the Impacts of Road Network Unreliability. In CD-ROM, Paper 023.
  • Mao J., Dantas AS. and Nicholson AJ. (2004) Analysis and Evaluation of Road Pricing Benefits and Costs. In 2: 1326-1336.
  • Nicholson AJ. and Dalziell E. (2001) Risk Evaluation and Management: A Road Network Reliability Study. In The Network Reliability of Transport: Proceedings of the INSTR: 45-61.
  • Nicholson A. (2000) The NZ accident investigation monitoring system. In Proceedings of the Conference on Traffic and Transportation Studies, ICTTS: 910-917. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/40503(277)138.
  • Dalziell EP., Wilkinson DL. and Nicholson AJ. (1999) Closure of the Desert Road due to snow and ice. In Transactions of the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand. Civil Engineering Section 26(1): 21-28.
  • Nicholson AJ. and Du ZP. (1994) Improving transportation system reliability: a framework. In Proceedings - Conference of the Australian Road Research Board 17(6): 1-17.
  • Nicholson AJ. (1978) DEMAND-RESPONSIVE PUBLIC TRANSPORT: A SIMULATION MODEL.. In Proceedings - Conference of the Australian Road Research Board: 120-127.
Conference Contributions - Other
  • Kedia A., Kusumastuti D. and Nicholson A. (2019) Effect of online shopping on consumers’ shopping travel and goods’ last-mile travel: A case study in Christchurch. Canberra, Australia: Australasian Transport Research Forum, 30 Sep-2 Oct 2019.
  • Koorey GF., McMillan S. and Nicholson AJ. (2014) Incident Management and Network Performance. Ajaccio, Corsica, France: 4th International Symposium on Transport Simulation, 1-4 Jun 2014.
  • Nicholson AJ. (2014) Risk Management and its Application to Transport Network Management. Amman, Jordan: Jordan Engineers Association's 4th International Conference & Exhibition for Roads and Transport, 12-13 Mar 2014.
  • Pel AJ. and Nicholson AJ. (2013) Network Effects of Percentile-Based Route Choice Behaviour for Stochastic Travel Times under Exogenous Capacity Variations. San Pedro de Atacama, Chile: 8th Triennial Symposium on Transportation Analysis, 9-14 Jun 2013.
  • Ward J., Nicholson A. and Koorey G. (2013) One Way or the Other? Dunedin, New Zealand: IPENZ Transportation Group Conference 2013, 14-16 Apr 2013.
  • Huang M., Nicholson A. and Koorey G. (2012) A field evaluation of speed cushions. Rotorua, New Zealand: IPENZ Transportation Group Conference, 18-21 Mar 2012.
  • Kim HC. and Nicholson AJ. (2012) Mode choice in freight transport in New Zealand: Findings of a revealed preference survey of shippers. Rotorua, New Zealand: IPENZ Transportation Group Conference, 18-21 Mar 2012.
  • Nicholson AJ. (2012) Development, implementation, evaluation and review of a road safety strategy. Amman, Jordan: 6th International Road Safety Conference, 19-20 Nov 2012.
  • Chai C., Koorey G. and Nicholson A. (2011) The Effectiveness of Traffic Calming Pinch-Points. Auckland, New Zealand: IPENZ Transportation Group Conference 2011, 27-30 Mar 2011.
  • Daniel B., Nicholson A. and Koorey G. (2011) Investigating Speed Patterns and Estimating Speed on Traffic-Calmed Streets. Auckland, New Zealand: IPENZ Transportation Group Conference 2011, 27-30 Mar 2011.
  • Kuhn K. and Nicholson A. (2011) Traffic Flow Forecasting and Spatial Data Aggregation. Washington, DC, USA: Transportation Research Board (TRB) 90th Annual Meeting, 23-27 Jan 2011.
  • Kuhn K. and Nicholson A. (2010) Spatiotemporal Analyses of Traffic Flow Relationships. Lisbon, Portugal: 12th World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR 2010), 11-15 Jul 2010.
  • McMillan S., Koorey G. and Nicholson A. (2009) Incident Management Modelling Using Microsimulation with Adaptive Signal Control. Bangkok, Thailand: 10th Intelligent Transport Systems Asia Pacific Forum and Exhibition (ITS Asia Pacific 2009), 8-10 Jul 2009.
  • Nicholson AJ. (2009) Towards Safe and Sustainable Roads. Damascus, Syria: 2nd Syrian International Road Conference, 10-12 Nov 2009.
  • Nicholson AJ. (2009) Travel Demand Management: A Coming of Age? Auckland, New Zealand: 9th Annual NZ Integrated Transport Conference, 23-24 Feb 2009.
  • Andrade K., Kagaya S., Uchida K., Dantas A. and Nicholson A. (2007) An Empirical Study of the Temporal Transferability and Updating of University of Canterbury Students' Modal Choice Models. Vancouver, Canada: 20th Conference for the Pacific Regional Science Conference Organisation (PRSCO), 6-9 May 2007.
  • Nicholson AJ. (2007) Planning and Design for Pedestrians. Amman, Jordan: 3rd Jordan International Transportation Conference, 26-28 Mar 2007.
  • Nicholson AJ. (2006) Why is Everyone a Traffic Engineer? Canberra, Australia: 22nd ARRB Conference, 29 Oct-2 Nov 2006.
  • Mao J., Dantas A. and Nicholson A. (2004) Is the Benefit of Road Pricing Reliable? Yamaguchi, Japan: 30th Infrastructure Planning Review Annual Meeting: Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 21 Nov 2004.
  • Nicholson AJ. (2004) Development of a Strategy for Improving Road Safety. Florianopolis, Brazil: Proceedings of Brazilian National Association for Transportation Research Conference, 1 Nov 2004.
  • Nicholson AJ. (2004) Evaluating Options for Improving Transport Sustainability. Amman: Proceedings of Jordan Engineers Association International Conference on Sustainable Development of the Transportation System, 1 Apr 2004.
  • Nicholson AJ. (2004) Risk Management and Road Safety. Amman: Proceedings of Jordan Engineers Association Workshop on Sustainable Development of the Transportation System, 1 Apr 2004.
  • Nicholson AJ. (2004) Transport Network Reliability Evaluation. Amman: Proceedings of Jordan Engineers Association Workshop on Sustainable Development of the Transportation System, 1 Apr 2004.
  • Nicholson AJ. and Kong MH. (2004) Assessing the Effect of Congestion on Bus Service Reliability. Christchurch, New Zealand: Proceedings of 2nd International Symposium on Transport Network Reliability, 1 Aug 2004.
  • Dalziell EP. and Nicholson AJ. (2003) The Importance of Winter Maintenance: A Risk Management Case Study. Christchurch, New Zealand: Transit NZ Winter Maintenance Symposium, 31 Mar 2003.
  • Menzies A. and Nicholson AJ. (2003) Analysing the Amber Dilemma Problem Using Risk Analysis Techniques. Christchurch, New Zealand: IPENZ Transportation Group Technical Conference, 17 Sep 2003.
  • Nicholson AJ. (2003) Development of the University of Canterbury Transport Strategy: Temporal Stability of a Mode Choice Model. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Brazilian National Association Transportation Research Conference, 10 Nov 2003.
  • Roozenburg A. and Nicholson AJ. (2003) Required Passing Sight Distance for Rural Roads: A Risk Analysis. Christchurch, New Zealand: IPENZ Transportation Group Technical Conference, 17 Sep 2003.
  • Thomas GT. and Nicholson AJ. (2003) Rural Roundabouts and their Application in New Zealand. Christchurch, New Zealand: IPENZ Transportation Group Technical Conference, 17 Sep 2003.
  • Mulligan AM. and Nicholson AJ. (2002) Uncertainty in Traffic Flow Estimation Using the Moving Observer Method. Rotorua, New Zealand: Proc of NZ Institution of Professional Engineers Transportation Group Technical Conference, 1 Jan 2002.
  • Nicholson AJ. (2002) Road Safety: A Risk Evaluation and Management Perspective" - CD ROM. Melbourne, Australia: Proceedings of International Conference of Institute of Transportation Engineers, 1 Sep 2002.
  • Berdica K., Andjic Z. and Nicholson AJ. (2001) Simulating road traffic interruptions; does it matter what model we use? University of Kyoto: First Intl Symp on Transportation Network Reliability, 1 Jul 2001.
  • Nicholson AJ. (2000) The New Zealand accident investigation monitoring system. Beijing, China: Proc. 2nd Intl Conf. on Transportation and Traffic Studies (American Society of Civil Engineers), 1 Jul 2000.
  • Nicholson AJ. and Gibbons JN. (2000) Superelevation, sight distance and speed. Wellington, New Zealand: Proc. Transit NZ Symposium on Engineering for Road Safety, 1 Oct 2000.
  • Dalziell E., Wilkinson DL. and Nicholson A. (1998) Risk assessment for closure of the Desert Road. Auckland, New Zealand: New Zealand Institution of Professional Engineers Conference, 1 Feb 1998.
  • Nicholson AJ. (1998) Safety margin consistency and the choice of design speed and superelevation. Auckland, New Zealand: Proc. NZ Institution of Professional Engineers Conference (Vol.3), 1 Feb 1998.
  • Nicholson AJ. (1998) Selection of the appropriate accident reduction plan type. Wellington, New Zealand: Proc. 9th Road Engineering Assn of Asia and Australasia Conf (Vol.1), 1 May 1998.
  • Schlüter PJ., Nicholson AJ. and Deely JJ. (1998) Ranking and selecting accident sites: a hierarchical Bayes approach. Wellington, New Zealand: Proc. of Land Transport Safety Authority Road Safety Conference (Vol.1), 1 Nov 1998.
  • Turner SA. and Nicholson AJ. (1998) Using accident prediction models in area wide crash reduction studies. Wellington, New Zealand: Proc. 9th Road Engineering Assn of Asia and Australasia Conference (Vol.1), 1 May 1998.
  • Nicholson AJ. (1997) A Strategic Plan to Improve Road Safety. University of Jordan, Amman: Proceedings of Jordan Engineers Assoc. Conf. on Traffic Engineering and the Environment (Vol.2), 1 May 1997.
  • Nicholson AJ. and Chandrakumaran NC. (1997) Roundabout Performance and Flow Variations. Wellington, New Zealand: Proceedings of Institution of Professional Engineers NZ Conference (Vol.1), 1 Feb 1997.
Reports
  • Koorey G., McMillan S. and Nicholson A. (2014) The effectiveness of incident management on network reliability - Stage 2.Commissioned by New Zealand Transport Agency Research Report LTR-118. 55pp.
  • Koorey G., McMillan S. and Nicholson A. (2008) The effectiveness of incident management on network reliability.Commissioned by Land Transport NZ Research Report No. 346. 61pp.
  • Dantas A., Seville E. and Nicholson A. (2006) Information sharing during disaster: Can we do better?Commissioned by Foundation for Research Science and Technology.
  • Dalziell EP., Nicholson AJ. and Wilkinson DL. (1999) Risk assessment methods in road network evaluation.Transfund New Zealand. 212.

Editorial Work

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  • International Journal "Accident Analysis and Prevention" Editorial Board Member ( 1997 - 2002)

Review and Refereeing

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  • Accident Analysis and Prevention ( 1997 - 2002)
  • Accident Analysis and Prevention, Elsevier (pub.) ( 0 - 2023)
  • IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportations Systems ( 0 - 2023)
  • Journal of Advanced Transportation ( 0 - 2023)
  • Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems ( 0 - 2023)
  • Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier (pub.) ( 0 - 2023)
  • Road and Transport Research ( 0 - 2023)
  • Transportation ( 0 - 2023)
  • Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice ( 0 - 2023)
  • Transportation Research Part B: Methodological ( 0 - 2023)

Affiliations

  • Australian Research Council (ARC) (Government): Reviewer of research proposals
  • Foundation for Research, Science and Technology (FRST) (Government): Reviewer of research proposals
  • Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ) (Professional Organisation): Fellow
  • Land Transport New Zealand (LTSA) (Government): Member of Research Reference Group
  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Government): Reviewer of research proposals

Future Research

  • Development & implementation of travel demand management strategies
  • Modelling incident management and transport network reliability
  • Analysis of spatial distributions of accidents

Key Methodologies

  • Analysis of spatially distributed events
  • Design of performance evaluation studies
  • Economic appraisal and evaluation
  • Probabilistic and statistical analysis methods

Equipment

  • Transportation Laboratory Equipment
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