Dr. Amaya Vega

Amaya joined SEMRU recently as a Postdoctoral Researcher. Amaya’s areas of interest include the effect of transport infrastructure on regional and rural development, the assessment of the sustainability of transport systems and the analysis of transport demand and travel mode choice. She has experience in the development of socio-economic indicators for sustainability and accessibility in an urban transportation context. More recently, Amaya has become interested in the area of maritime economics, with particular interest in the valuation of maritime freight transport demand, inter-modal connectivity and accessibility to transport infrastructure and the promotion of Short Sea Shipping in Ireland. Her work has been published by a number of the top ranked journals in the fields of transportation, regional science and urban economic studies.

Research Interests

Transport and spatial economics, maritime economics, accessibility and network analysis, land use/transport interaction and regional economics.

Selected Publications

Vega, Amaya (2012), “Using Place Rank to Measure Sustainable Accessibility”, Journal of Transport Geography, vol. 24, 411-418.

Rau, Henrike and Vega, Amaya (2012), "Spatial (Im)mobility and Accessibility in Ireland: Implications for Transport Policy", Growth and Change, (Article In Press)

Vega, Amaya (2011), "A Multi-modal Approach to Sustainable Accessibility in Galway", Regional Insights, 2 (2) pp. 15-17

Vega, Amaya and Reynolds-Feighan Aisling (2009), 'A methodological framework for the study of residential location and travel-to-work mode choice under central and suburban employment destination patterns', Transportation Research Part A - Policy and Practice, 43: 401-419

Vega, Amaya and Reynolds-Feighan, Aisling (2008), 'Employment Subcentres and Travel Mode Choice in the Greater Dublin Area', Urban Studies, 45 (9)
 
 

Contact Details:

Economics, J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics, NUI Galway.
Room 338, J.E. Cairnes Building

Email: amaya.vega@nuigalway.ie  
Phone: 00 353 91 495679

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