Kandt, J;
Rode, P;
Hoffmann, C;
Graff, A;
Smith, D;
(2015)
Gauging interventions for sustainable travel: A comparative study of travel attitudes in Berlin and London.
Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
, 80
pp. 35-48.
10.1016/j.tra.2015.07.008.
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Abstract
So-called ‘soft’ policy instruments that respond to the psychological aspects of travel are regularly acknowledged as necessary complements to ‘hard’ infrastructure investments to effectively promote sustainable travel in cities. While studies investigating subjective orientations among travellers have proliferated, open questions remain including the role of recent technological advances, the expansion of alternative mobility services, locally specific mobility cultures and residential selection. This paper presents the methods, results and policy implications of a comparative study aiming to understand mobility attitudes and behaviours in the wider metropolitan regions of Berlin and London. We specifically considered information and communication technology (ICT), new types of mobility services such as car sharing, electric cars and residential preferences. In each region, we identified six comparable segments with distinct attitudinal profiles, socio-demographic properties and behavioural patterns. Geocoding of the home address of respondents further revealed varying contextual opportunities and constraints that are likely to influence travel attitudes. We find that there is significant potential for uptake of sustainable travel practices in both metropolitan regions, if policy interventions are designed and targeted in accordance with group-specific needs and preferences and respond to local conditions of mobility culture. We identify such interventions for each segment and region and conclude that comparative assessment of attitudinal, alongside geographical, characteristics of metropolitan travellers can provide better strategic input for realistic scenario-building and ex-ante assessment of sustainable transport policy.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Gauging interventions for sustainable travel: A comparative study of travel attitudes in Berlin and London |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.tra.2015.07.008 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2015.07.008 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Keywords: | Travel attitudes; Travel behaviour; Cluster analysis; Comparative study; Transport policy |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1478205 |
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