Rein Ahas
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 315201 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Rein Ahas |
| NOMBRES | Rein |
| APELLIDO | Ahas |
| FIRMA | AHAS R |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Tartu |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4703-1587 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 29 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 290 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 29 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2005 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2021 |
| ÍNDICE H | 10 |
The Link Between Ethnic Segregation and Socio‐Economic Status
The extent to which ethnic segregation results from differences in socio‐economic factors remains a seminal topic of debate. The growing literature demonstrating the multifaceted phenomenon of segregation urges more focus on individuals’ spatial and social interactions. We applied an activity space approach and considered ethnic differences in individuals’ activity spaces as an indicator of spatial segregation. We used mobile phone and survey dat…
Dynamic cities
The concept of accessibility – the potential of opportunities for interaction – binds together the key physical components of urban structure: people, transport and social activity locations. Most often these components are dynamic in nature and hence the accessibility landscape changes in space and time based on people's mobilities and the temporality of the transport network and activity locations (e.g. services). Person-based accessibility app…
From the Guest Editors
Generational differences in spatial mobility
This article focuses on generational differences in spatial mobility. Assuming that the ability to cope with the social transformations related to growing mobility varies significantly across generations, we use mobile positioning data collected in Estonia during 2014 providing four main indicators, namely, the number of locations visited and the distances between visited locations, within Estonia and abroad. The results indicate that spatial mob…
Edgar Kant, Estonian geography and the reception of Walter Christaller's central place theory, 1933–1960
Are younger age groups less segregated? Measuring ethnic segregation in activity spaces using mobile phone data
Both assimilation theory and common sense suggest that the longer the immigrants reside in a host society, the more they become integrated. However, studies conducted in many countries show the opposite: younger generations of immigrants are more segregated than their parents. The aim of this study is to examine differences in ethnic segregation between age groups of the Estonian majority and Russian-speaking minority in Estonia. We use census da…
The Relationship between Social Networks and Spatial Mobility
Relationships between individuals and their social networks have a significant influence on spatial mobility and transportation needs. This article focuses on networks of calling partners using mobile phones and spatial mobility in Estonia. Mobile phone call graphs and call detail record (CDR) data have been used for this study. Our investigation indicates that the larger one’s network of calling partners using mobile phones and the larger the ge…
Ethnic Segregation During Public and National Holidays
This paper contains an analysis of ethnic differences in activity locations during public and national holidays. Holidays relate to identity, and the celebration of holidays can be a very important part of acculturation processes and are therefore relevant to ethnic integration policies. We study the out‐of‐home nonemployment activity locations of 12,500 respondents in Estonia, using mobile phone positioning data. The results show that during hol…
Measuring tourism destinations using mobile tracking data
The use of tracking technologies in tourism research
The past decade has witnessed dramatic growth in the implementation of various tracking technologies in tourism studies. A thorough review of literature reveals that 45 papers were published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, comprising 40 percent of the papers published in the three leading journals on tourism scholarship. The rate of papers published annually has grown in recent years and it is clear that this novel field is further expandin…
Ethnic differences in activity spaces as a characteristic of segregation
Given ongoing developments altering social and spatial cohesion in urban societies, a more comprehensive understanding of segregation is needed. Taking the ‘mobilities turn’ at heart, we move beyond place-based segregation approaches and focus on the practised urban experiences of individuals through a more comprehensive assessment of their activity spaces. This study contributes to people-based segregation research by mapping the activity spaces…
Understanding monthly variability in human activity spaces
From the Guest Editors
We want to acknowledge our thanks to the delegates, and would like to express our thanks to our colleagues who accepted our invitation to submit a paper for this themed issue. For financial support we thank Mobile Tartu; Estonian Information Technology Foundation (HITSA); EU Regional Development Foundation, Env. Conservation & Technology R&D Program project TERIKVANT 3.2.0802.11-0043; the Institutional Research Grant IUT2-17 of the Ministry of Ed…
Evaluating the Travel Distances of Events Visitors and Regular Visitors Using Mobile Positioning Data
Event tourism has become an important economic component of modern tourism, given the growing numbers of visitors and the development of local communities that it entails. This study examines whether the distances traveled by foreign visitors to events differ from those traveled by non-event (i.e., regular) visitors, and which factors influence such distances. We use passive mobile positioning data obtained from visitors to 145 events in Estonia …
The temporal variation of ethnic segregation in a city
The aim of this study is to determine the temporal variation of ethnic segregation in the city of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. We employ data on mobile-phone use to compare variations in segregation indices during the day, the week, and the year. The results indicate that the locations of people are more segregated at night, with considerably less segregation during the daytime. The segregation is significantly lower on workdays compared to w…
Ethnic Differences in Activity Spaces
The need to examine the entire scope of everyday activities of individuals in segregation studies has recently been recognized by social scientists and policy makers. To bring forth new insights into ethnic segregation through investigating the activities and movement undertaken by different population groups, we used mobile phone positioning data to compare the activity spaces of out-of-home nonemployment activities over a one-year period in Est…
The Impact of Residential Location and Settlement Hierarchy on Ecological Footprint
This study addresses the question of how residential location influences the ecological footprint (EF) of households. The type and location of settlements are considered one of the key determinants of the patterns of mobility and consumption, and their associated environmental load. As different settlement types bring different consumption intensities causing adverse environmental effects, the search for the best settlement structure is complicat…
Application of mobile phone location data in mapping of commuting patterns and functional regionalization
The paper presents initial steps into the research of commuting patterns and functional regions using mobile phone location data. The main aim is to introduce and discuss the potential of mobile phone location data as an alternative data sources to censuses for mapping commuting flows and subsequent functional regionalization. A set of analytical maps covering various aspects of regular daily movements of population and functional regionalization…
Daily rhythms of suburban commuters’ movements in the Tallinn metropolitan area
The Positium Barometer
This paper introduces the principles and methodology of the mobile-positioning-based online tourism monitoring tool “Positium Barometer” (http://www.positium.com/barometer/tourism/). The system has been developed, with a geographical focus on urban and regional planning and tourism management, to obtain statistical overviews and standardized analyses about the space-time behavior of tourists. The system uses as source data mobile operators' log f…
From the Guest Editor
Mobile positioning and GPS-based tracking have become increasingly popular sources for geographical studies. These new data sources from digital tracking have flooded in alongside traditional data
Using Mobile Positioning Data to Model Locations Meaningful to Users of Mobile Phones
The article introduces a model for the location of meaningful places for mobile telephone users, such as home and work anchor points, using passive mobile positioning data. Passive mobile positioning data is secondary data concerning the location of call activities or handovers in network cells that is automatically stored in the memory of service providers. This data source offers good potential for the monitoring of the geography and mobility o…
The Seasonal Variability of Population in Estonian Municipalities
The authors study the seasonal variability of population in Estonia, and develop a methodology for the monitoring of the short-term mobility of population with mobile-positioning data. The locations of calculated home anchor points of telephone users were analysed by use of the dataset of EMT, Estonia's biggest mobile operator, over a period of 2 years. The results showed that approximately 5% of the population of Estonia change their place of re…
Evaluating passive mobile positioning data for tourism surveys
Mobile Positioning in Space–Time Behaviour Studies
The paper introduces methods and applications of the mobile positioning-based social positioning method in geography. The social positioning method (SPM) studies space–time behavior by analyzing the location coordinates of mobile phones and the social characteristics of the people carrying them. We describe the experience gained from the SPM pilot studies carried out in Estonia from 2003 to 2006. The results demonstrate that mobile positioning-ba…
The use of tracking technologies in tourism research
The past decade has witnessed dramatic growth in the implementation of various tracking technologies in tourism studies. A thorough review of literature reveals that 45 papers were published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, comprising 40 percent of the papers published in the three leading journals on tourism scholarship. The rate of papers published annually has grown in recent years and it is clear that this novel field is further expandin…
Ethnic Differences in Activity Spaces
The need to examine the entire scope of everyday activities of individuals in segregation studies has recently been recognized by social scientists and policy makers. To bring forth new insights into ethnic segregation through investigating the activities and movement undertaken by different population groups, we used mobile phone positioning data to compare the activity spaces of out-of-home nonemployment activities over a one-year period in Est…
Ethnic differences in activity spaces as a characteristic of segregation
Given ongoing developments altering social and spatial cohesion in urban societies, a more comprehensive understanding of segregation is needed. Taking the ‘mobilities turn’ at heart, we move beyond place-based segregation approaches and focus on the practised urban experiences of individuals through a more comprehensive assessment of their activity spaces. This study contributes to people-based segregation research by mapping the activity spaces…
Evaluating passive mobile positioning data for tourism surveys
Seasonal tourism spaces in Estonia
Location based services—new challenges for planning and public administration
Are younger age groups less segregated? Measuring ethnic segregation in activity spaces using mobile phone data
Both assimilation theory and common sense suggest that the longer the immigrants reside in a host society, the more they become integrated. However, studies conducted in many countries show the opposite: younger generations of immigrants are more segregated than their parents. The aim of this study is to examine differences in ethnic segregation between age groups of the Estonian majority and Russian-speaking minority in Estonia. We use census da…
Measuring tourism destinations using mobile tracking data
The temporal variation of ethnic segregation in a city
The aim of this study is to determine the temporal variation of ethnic segregation in the city of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. We employ data on mobile-phone use to compare variations in segregation indices during the day, the week, and the year. The results indicate that the locations of people are more segregated at night, with considerably less segregation during the daytime. The segregation is significantly lower on workdays compared to w…
Ethnic Segregation During Public and National Holidays
This paper contains an analysis of ethnic differences in activity locations during public and national holidays. Holidays relate to identity, and the celebration of holidays can be a very important part of acculturation processes and are therefore relevant to ethnic integration policies. We study the out‐of‐home nonemployment activity locations of 12,500 respondents in Estonia, using mobile phone positioning data. The results show that during hol…
The Seasonal Variability of Population in Estonian Municipalities
The authors study the seasonal variability of population in Estonia, and develop a methodology for the monitoring of the short-term mobility of population with mobile-positioning data. The locations of calculated home anchor points of telephone users were analysed by use of the dataset of EMT, Estonia's biggest mobile operator, over a period of 2 years. The results showed that approximately 5% of the population of Estonia change their place of re…
Generational differences in spatial mobility
This article focuses on generational differences in spatial mobility. Assuming that the ability to cope with the social transformations related to growing mobility varies significantly across generations, we use mobile positioning data collected in Estonia during 2014 providing four main indicators, namely, the number of locations visited and the distances between visited locations, within Estonia and abroad. The results indicate that spatial mob…
The Link Between Ethnic Segregation and Socio‐Economic Status
The extent to which ethnic segregation results from differences in socio‐economic factors remains a seminal topic of debate. The growing literature demonstrating the multifaceted phenomenon of segregation urges more focus on individuals’ spatial and social interactions. We applied an activity space approach and considered ethnic differences in individuals’ activity spaces as an indicator of spatial segregation. We used mobile phone and survey dat…
Mobile Positioning in Space–Time Behaviour Studies
The paper introduces methods and applications of the mobile positioning-based social positioning method in geography. The social positioning method (SPM) studies space–time behavior by analyzing the location coordinates of mobile phones and the social characteristics of the people carrying them. We describe the experience gained from the SPM pilot studies carried out in Estonia from 2003 to 2006. The results demonstrate that mobile positioning-ba…
Seasonal Indicators and Seasons of Estonian Landscapes
Seasonality and seasons of Estonian landscapes are analysed using selected natural and social indicators of urban and rural landscapes. Seasonality has a great influence on the ecological and visual features of landscapes; seasonal variability is especially great in temperate climate zones where relatively cold winters alternate with warm summers. The indicators that are suitable for describing the seasonality of landscapes are natural parameters…
The Impact of Residential Location and Settlement Hierarchy on Ecological Footprint
This study addresses the question of how residential location influences the ecological footprint (EF) of households. The type and location of settlements are considered one of the key determinants of the patterns of mobility and consumption, and their associated environmental load. As different settlement types bring different consumption intensities causing adverse environmental effects, the search for the best settlement structure is complicat…
Edgar Kant, Estonian geography and the reception of Walter Christaller's central place theory, 1933–1960
Seasonal Indicators and Seasons of Estonian Landscapes
Seasonality and seasons of Estonian landscapes are analysed using selected natural and social indicators of urban and rural landscapes. Seasonality has a great influence on the ecological and visual features of landscapes; seasonal variability is especially great in temperate climate zones where relatively cold winters alternate with warm summers. The indicators that are suitable for describing the seasonality of landscapes are natural parameters…
Location based services—new challenges for planning and public administration
The Formation and Location Features of Estonian Cemeteries
Cemeteries are not just burial sites. They mirror the development of a society and carry identity value. The way cemeteries are located and arranged may suggest former administrative boundaries, population dynamic s and other aspects of past life. This article gives an overview of civic cemeteries in Estonia, focusing mainly on the determinants of location pattern of burial places since the end of the eighteenth century. The principal aim is to p…
Mobile Positioning in Space–Time Behaviour Studies
The paper introduces methods and applications of the mobile positioning-based social positioning method in geography. The social positioning method (SPM) studies space–time behavior by analyzing the location coordinates of mobile phones and the social characteristics of the people carrying them. We describe the experience gained from the SPM pilot studies carried out in Estonia from 2003 to 2006. The results demonstrate that mobile positioning-ba…
Seasonal tourism spaces in Estonia
Evaluating passive mobile positioning data for tourism surveys
Daily rhythms of suburban commuters’ movements in the Tallinn metropolitan area
The Positium Barometer
This paper introduces the principles and methodology of the mobile-positioning-based online tourism monitoring tool “Positium Barometer” (http://www.positium.com/barometer/tourism/). The system has been developed, with a geographical focus on urban and regional planning and tourism management, to obtain statistical overviews and standardized analyses about the space-time behavior of tourists. The system uses as source data mobile operators' log f…
From the Guest Editor
Mobile positioning and GPS-based tracking have become increasingly popular sources for geographical studies. These new data sources from digital tracking have flooded in alongside traditional data
Using Mobile Positioning Data to Model Locations Meaningful to Users of Mobile Phones
The article introduces a model for the location of meaningful places for mobile telephone users, such as home and work anchor points, using passive mobile positioning data. Passive mobile positioning data is secondary data concerning the location of call activities or handovers in network cells that is automatically stored in the memory of service providers. This data source offers good potential for the monitoring of the geography and mobility o…
The Seasonal Variability of Population in Estonian Municipalities
The authors study the seasonal variability of population in Estonia, and develop a methodology for the monitoring of the short-term mobility of population with mobile-positioning data. The locations of calculated home anchor points of telephone users were analysed by use of the dataset of EMT, Estonia's biggest mobile operator, over a period of 2 years. The results showed that approximately 5% of the population of Estonia change their place of re…
Application of mobile phone location data in mapping of commuting patterns and functional regionalization
The paper presents initial steps into the research of commuting patterns and functional regions using mobile phone location data. The main aim is to introduce and discuss the potential of mobile phone location data as an alternative data sources to censuses for mapping commuting flows and subsequent functional regionalization. A set of analytical maps covering various aspects of regular daily movements of population and functional regionalization…
Understanding monthly variability in human activity spaces
From the Guest Editors
We want to acknowledge our thanks to the delegates, and would like to express our thanks to our colleagues who accepted our invitation to submit a paper for this themed issue. For financial support we thank Mobile Tartu; Estonian Information Technology Foundation (HITSA); EU Regional Development Foundation, Env. Conservation & Technology R&D Program project TERIKVANT 3.2.0802.11-0043; the Institutional Research Grant IUT2-17 of the Ministry of Ed…
Evaluating the Travel Distances of Events Visitors and Regular Visitors Using Mobile Positioning Data
Event tourism has become an important economic component of modern tourism, given the growing numbers of visitors and the development of local communities that it entails. This study examines whether the distances traveled by foreign visitors to events differ from those traveled by non-event (i.e., regular) visitors, and which factors influence such distances. We use passive mobile positioning data obtained from visitors to 145 events in Estonia …
The temporal variation of ethnic segregation in a city
The aim of this study is to determine the temporal variation of ethnic segregation in the city of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. We employ data on mobile-phone use to compare variations in segregation indices during the day, the week, and the year. The results indicate that the locations of people are more segregated at night, with considerably less segregation during the daytime. The segregation is significantly lower on workdays compared to w…
Ethnic Differences in Activity Spaces
The need to examine the entire scope of everyday activities of individuals in segregation studies has recently been recognized by social scientists and policy makers. To bring forth new insights into ethnic segregation through investigating the activities and movement undertaken by different population groups, we used mobile phone positioning data to compare the activity spaces of out-of-home nonemployment activities over a one-year period in Est…
The Impact of Residential Location and Settlement Hierarchy on Ecological Footprint
This study addresses the question of how residential location influences the ecological footprint (EF) of households. The type and location of settlements are considered one of the key determinants of the patterns of mobility and consumption, and their associated environmental load. As different settlement types bring different consumption intensities causing adverse environmental effects, the search for the best settlement structure is complicat…
Ethnic differences in activity spaces as a characteristic of segregation
Given ongoing developments altering social and spatial cohesion in urban societies, a more comprehensive understanding of segregation is needed. Taking the ‘mobilities turn’ at heart, we move beyond place-based segregation approaches and focus on the practised urban experiences of individuals through a more comprehensive assessment of their activity spaces. This study contributes to people-based segregation research by mapping the activity spaces…
Ethnic Segregation During Public and National Holidays
This paper contains an analysis of ethnic differences in activity locations during public and national holidays. Holidays relate to identity, and the celebration of holidays can be a very important part of acculturation processes and are therefore relevant to ethnic integration policies. We study the out‐of‐home nonemployment activity locations of 12,500 respondents in Estonia, using mobile phone positioning data. The results show that during hol…
Measuring tourism destinations using mobile tracking data
The use of tracking technologies in tourism research
The past decade has witnessed dramatic growth in the implementation of various tracking technologies in tourism studies. A thorough review of literature reveals that 45 papers were published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, comprising 40 percent of the papers published in the three leading journals on tourism scholarship. The rate of papers published annually has grown in recent years and it is clear that this novel field is further expandin…
The Relationship between Social Networks and Spatial Mobility
Relationships between individuals and their social networks have a significant influence on spatial mobility and transportation needs. This article focuses on networks of calling partners using mobile phones and spatial mobility in Estonia. Mobile phone call graphs and call detail record (CDR) data have been used for this study. Our investigation indicates that the larger one’s network of calling partners using mobile phones and the larger the ge…
Dynamic cities
The concept of accessibility – the potential of opportunities for interaction – binds together the key physical components of urban structure: people, transport and social activity locations. Most often these components are dynamic in nature and hence the accessibility landscape changes in space and time based on people's mobilities and the temporality of the transport network and activity locations (e.g. services). Person-based accessibility app…
From the Guest Editors
Geography (26 obras) · Computer Science (20 obras) · Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis (19 obras) · Urban Transport and Accessibility (19 obras) · Sociology (15 obras) · Telecommunications (13 obras) · Mobile phone (12 obras) · Economic geography (8 obras) · Population (8 obras) · Demography (7 obras)