Assessing transport policies for tourist mobility based on accessibility indicators

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Table 2 Taxonomy of accessibility indicators

Cluster	Accessibility measures		Theoretical basis^a	Communicability^b	Operationalisation^c
Behavioral (individual-based)	Utility-Based measures	Trip-based utility measures	+	–	–
	Utility-Based measures	Activity-based utility/time-space measures	++	–	–
	Contour measures/cumulative opportunities measures		–	++	+
Non Behavioral (zone-based)	Network-based		–	+	++
Non Behavioral (zone-based)	Gravity-based		+	–	–

^a Score: ++ strong theoretical basis; +moderately strong; − weak theoretical basis
^b Score: +easy to communicate or interpret; + moderately difficult to communicate; − difficult
^c Score: +easy to operationalize; + moderately difficult to operationalize; − difficult