Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/33823
Title: Evaluating relocation behavior of establishments: Evidence for the short-term effects of COVID-19
Authors: Riahi Samani, Ali 
Riahisamani, Reza 
Mishra, Sabyasachee 
Golias, Mihalis 
Jung-Hwi Lee, David 
Major Field of Science: Engineering and Technology
Field Category: ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
Issue Date: 1-Nov-2024
Source: Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, vol.51, no.9, 2024
Volume: 51
Issue: 9
Journal: Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science 
Abstract: Due to the significant effects of establishments’ relocations on travel patterns and land-use conditions, investigating establishments’ relocation behavior is an important issue. In recent years, many establishments closed or relocated because of a downturn economy, health concerns, interrupted supply chains, and work-from-home caused by the pandemic. Hence, this study aims to propose a modeling approach to assess and compare the relocation behavior of establishments before, during, and after the pandemic. Establishments’ relocation behavior is modeled in two steps: relocation decision and relocation action. The former provides insights into behavioral factors associated with establishment relocation and the latter models likelihood of spatial relocation choice. Using the data collected from the state of Tennessee, USA, the Random Forest classification approach is incorporated to model both steps, where the model validation results showed the promising accuracy of this modeling approach. Moreover, statistical analyses are applied to evaluate the differences between the spatial relocation choices throughout the time. Results showed that in post-Covid conditions, the importance of establishment characteristics on relocation decisions was reduced by half and relocations occurred more due to office profile and accessibility. Results of modeling relocation action indicated the high importance of accessibility, even though the attractiveness of accessibility was reduced by 20.9% in post-Covid analysis. The findings of this study enrich the knowledge on establishment relocation behavior and provide valuable information regarding the effect of the pandemic, which can be used in policy development and travel behavior modeling by urban and transportation planners.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/33823
ISSN: 23998083
DOI: 10.1177/23998083241230580
Type: Article
Affiliation : University of Memphis 
Delft University of Technology 
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed
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