Dr Jose Rafael Verduzco-Torres

  • Lecturer in Urban Analytics (Urban Studies & Social Policy)

Biography

Rafael is a Lecturer in Urban Analytics at the Division of Urban Studies and Social Policy. His work centres on the examination and potential applications of emerging forms of data and innovative methodologies to address urban mobility and transport research questions. He is particularly interested in the interactions between spatial accessibility, the urban economy, and social equity. Rafael contributes to teaching in the Urban Analytics and Urban Transport programmes and is also a member of the Urban Big Data Centre (UBDC), where he often collaborates with the Data Service in the development and curation of various datasets.

Rafael's practical experience spans his work with government transport agencies and local authorities in Mexico from 2011 to 2018, where he designed and implemented transport policies that informed his academic research. This blend of practice and scholarship bridges theoretical insights with real-world applications, motivating collaborations that extend beyond academic boundaries.

He obtained his PhD in 2023 at the University of Glasgow in 2022, with the thesis titled "Revisiting the Capitalisation of Public Transport Accessibility into Residential Land Value: An Empirical Analysis Drawing on Open Science" available here. He also holds a master's in Urban Management and Development from the Erasmus University Rotterdam.

 

Research interests

  • Public transport
  • Accessibility
  • Land economy and policy
  • Spatial analysis and modelling

Research groups

Publications

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Number of items: 10.

2024

Verduzco-Torres, J. R. and Sinclair, M. (2024) Exploring Accessibility to Urban Green Spaces: A Novel Approach using Spatial Interaction Models and Mobile App Data. Mobile Tartu 2024: International Conference & PhD School, Tartu, Estonia, 11-14 Jun 2024.

Verduzco-Torres, J. R. (2024) ‘AccessUK’, an Open-source Tool for Integrating Spatial Accessibility Measures with R. 27th AGILE Conference on Geographic Information Science Geographic Information Science for a Sustainable Future, Glasgow, UK, 4-7 June 2024.

Verduzco-Torres, J. R. and Mcarthur, D. P. (2024) Public transport accessibility indicators to urban and regional services in Great Britain. Scientific Data, 11, 53. (doi: 10.1038/s41597-023-02890-w) (PMID:38195793) (PMCID:PMC10776568)

Verduzco-Torres, J. R. (2024) Open-access public transport timetable archive for Great Britain. [Website]

2023

Verduzco-Torres, J. R. and Mcarthur, D. (2023) Written Evidence for the Future of Transport Data UK Parliament Inquiry. Other. UK Parliament.

Verduzco-Torres, J. R. , Bailey, N. and Mcarthur, D. (2023) Towards Just Neighbourhoods: Leveraging Geospatial Data Science to Understand Night-Time Public Transport Variability in British Cities. Open Tools for Equitable and Sustainable Accessibility and Mobility Analysis (OTESAMA ‘23) Workshop, Leeds, UK, 12 September 2023.

Verduzco-Torres, J. R. and Mcarthur, D. (2023) From morning to night: Unveiling the variability in public transport services across Great Britain. [Website]

Verduzco-Torres, J. R. and Raturi, V. (2023) Can Smartphone Location Data at the Point Level be Used to Estimate Traffic Volumes?: A Methodological Evaluation. 12th International Conference on Geographic Information Science (GIScience 2023), Leeds, UK, 14-19 Sept 2023.

Chen, H., Cao, Y., Feng, L., Zhao, Q. and Verduzco-Torres, J. R. (2023) Understanding the spatial heterogeneity of COVID-19 vaccination uptake in England. BMC Public Health, 23, 895. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15801-w)

2022

Verduzco-Torres, J. R. , Hong, J. and McArthur, D. P. (2022) How do psychological, habitual and built environment factors influence cycling in a city with a well-connected cycling infrastructure? International Journal of Urban Sciences, 26(3), pp. 479-498. (doi: 10.1080/12265934.2021.1930111)

This list was generated on Thu Nov 21 03:28:35 2024 GMT.
Jump to: Articles | Research Reports or Papers | Conference or Workshop Item | Website
Number of items: 10.

Articles

Verduzco-Torres, J. R. and Mcarthur, D. P. (2024) Public transport accessibility indicators to urban and regional services in Great Britain. Scientific Data, 11, 53. (doi: 10.1038/s41597-023-02890-w) (PMID:38195793) (PMCID:PMC10776568)

Chen, H., Cao, Y., Feng, L., Zhao, Q. and Verduzco-Torres, J. R. (2023) Understanding the spatial heterogeneity of COVID-19 vaccination uptake in England. BMC Public Health, 23, 895. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15801-w)

Verduzco-Torres, J. R. , Hong, J. and McArthur, D. P. (2022) How do psychological, habitual and built environment factors influence cycling in a city with a well-connected cycling infrastructure? International Journal of Urban Sciences, 26(3), pp. 479-498. (doi: 10.1080/12265934.2021.1930111)

Research Reports or Papers

Verduzco-Torres, J. R. and Mcarthur, D. (2023) Written Evidence for the Future of Transport Data UK Parliament Inquiry. Other. UK Parliament.

Conference or Workshop Item

Verduzco-Torres, J. R. and Sinclair, M. (2024) Exploring Accessibility to Urban Green Spaces: A Novel Approach using Spatial Interaction Models and Mobile App Data. Mobile Tartu 2024: International Conference & PhD School, Tartu, Estonia, 11-14 Jun 2024.

Verduzco-Torres, J. R. (2024) ‘AccessUK’, an Open-source Tool for Integrating Spatial Accessibility Measures with R. 27th AGILE Conference on Geographic Information Science Geographic Information Science for a Sustainable Future, Glasgow, UK, 4-7 June 2024.

Verduzco-Torres, J. R. , Bailey, N. and Mcarthur, D. (2023) Towards Just Neighbourhoods: Leveraging Geospatial Data Science to Understand Night-Time Public Transport Variability in British Cities. Open Tools for Equitable and Sustainable Accessibility and Mobility Analysis (OTESAMA ‘23) Workshop, Leeds, UK, 12 September 2023.

Verduzco-Torres, J. R. and Raturi, V. (2023) Can Smartphone Location Data at the Point Level be Used to Estimate Traffic Volumes?: A Methodological Evaluation. 12th International Conference on Geographic Information Science (GIScience 2023), Leeds, UK, 14-19 Sept 2023.

Website

Verduzco-Torres, J. R. (2024) Open-access public transport timetable archive for Great Britain. [Website]

Verduzco-Torres, J. R. and Mcarthur, D. (2023) From morning to night: Unveiling the variability in public transport services across Great Britain. [Website]

This list was generated on Thu Nov 21 03:28:35 2024 GMT.

Supervision

I am keen to hear from prospective PhD students interested in developing research in one or more of my topics. If you’d like to discuss your ideas and explore potential collaboration, please feel free to get in touch.

For funding information, please visit the Student funding opportunities website.

Teaching

I am currently involved in the following courses:

Previously:

Research datasets

Jump to: 2022
Number of items: 1.

2022

Verduzco Torres, J. R. and McArthur, D. (2022) Public Transport Accessibility Indicators for Great Britain. [Data Collection]

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