Exploring the role of daily “modality styles” and urban structure in holidays and longer weekend trips: Travel behaviour of urban and peri-urban residents in Greater Copenhagen

Große, Juliane; Olafsson, Anton Stahl; Carstensen, Trine Agervig; Fertner, Christian

doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2018.04.008

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“…The differences in international travel emissions depending on residential location are also in line with previous studies, with residents of centrally-located dense urban areas generating higher emissions than those living farther away from the centers (Table 8) [15,56,72,[77][78][79]. With regard to PEAs, our results are similar to those presented in a recent paper by Alcock et al [44], where correlations were found between climate concern and PEBs, but not between environmental concern and actively refraining from air travel.…”

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“…Our results showed a correlation between residential location and international travel, but did not explain the reasons behind it. Numerous potential explanations exist, such as compensating for a lack of urban environmental quality, monetary rebounds related to car ownership, prevalence of cosmopolitan attitudes and lifestyles among urban dwellers, or influence of their higher cultural capital and extent of their social networks [34,56,72,79,85,86]. To illuminate these relationships, future studies should supplement quantitative research designs with qualitative methods to reveal motivations behind leisure travel behavior among urban dwellers [56,85].…”

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A lot of emphasis has been put on the densification of urban form to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation. However, many recent studies have found that central urban dwellers, even though their carbon footprints of daily transportation may be lower, might be responsible for higher total emissions than those that reside in suburban areas. Similarly, as with the urban form, higher environmental concern is often considered as an indicator of lower emissions, but several studies have found that pro-environmental attitude (PEA) does not always correlate with less energy intensive behavior. This study analyzes how urban zones, PEA, and several sociodemographic variables are associated with annual travel emissions and pro-environmental behaviors (PEB), using a dataset collected with a map-based online survey (softGIS) survey, contributed by 841 participants from the Helsinki Metropolitan Area (HMA), Finland. Although PEA can affect PEBs related to household energy consumption (β = 0.282, p < 0.001), clothing (β = 0.447, p < 0.001) and produce purchases (β = 0.449, p < 0.0001), their relationship with emissions from local (β = −0.067), national (β = −0.019) and international (β = −0.016) travel was not significant. Clusters of low emissions from local travel and high international travel emissions were found in pedestrian-oriented urban zones and residents of car-oriented zones were more likely to conserve household energy (β = 0.102, p < 0.05). These results might help broaden the current perspective of city planners, as well as identify opportunities for more effective mitigation policies.

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“…We segmented study participants into modality styles based on observed patterns of their daily travel behavior, specifically their choice of travel modes [59]. Firstly, we calculated the share of travel modes to commuting destinations (i.e., work or study places) and non-commuting destinations, weighted by trip frequency and represented with four ratio variables, one per each travel mode (car, bus, foot, and bicycle).…”

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Flights Dominate Travel Emissions of Young Urbanites

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Transport is a key sector in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. A consensus prevails on a causal relationship between distance to the city center and emissions from private transport, which has led to an emphasis on density in urban planning. However, several studies have reported a reverse association between the level of urbanity and emissions from long-distance leisure travel. Studies have also suggested that pro-environmental attitudes and climate change concerns are unrelated or positively related to emissions from long-distance travel. The goals of this case study were to find out the structure, levels, distribution, and predictors of GHG emissions from the local, domestic, and international travel of young adults of the Reykjavik Capital Region. A life cycle assessment (LCA) approach was utilized to calculate emissions, and the materials were collected with a map-based online survey. International leisure travel dominated the overall GHG emissions from personal travel regardless of residential location, modality style, or income level. A highly unequal distribution of emissions was found. A higher climate change awareness was found to predict higher GHG emissions from trips abroad. Emissions from leisure travel abroad were the highest in the city center, which was related to cosmopolitan attitudes among downtown dwellers.

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“…However, even relatively simple and low-cost modernization solutions, such as replacing existing diesel propulsion systems with hybrid systems, may significantly contribute to reducing pollution [20]. The role of urban ferry systems in enhancing the coherence and accessibility of transport systems in seaside cities [21][22][23][24][25] is also of scientific interest, for all regions of the world and levels of economic development. Numerous port cities are also popular tourist destinations, which are required to cope with intense tourist traffic.…”

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Is It Possible to Develop Electromobility in Urban Passenger Shipping in Post-Communist Countries? Evidence from Gdańsk, Poland

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Reducing emissions of pollutants from transport is clearly one of the main challenges of the constantly developing world. Because the environmental impact of different means of transport is significant, it is necessary to cut down on fossil fuels and turn to more eco-friendly solutions, e.g., electric vehicles. Almost all European countries are now adapting their transport policies to this new paradigm. Nonetheless, due to large economic disparities, these processes are currently at different levels of implementation in Western and Eastern Europe. The main focus is on private electric cars and more traditional means of transport, rather than water trams. This article presents possible means of developing water tram lines in Gdańsk served by hybrid or full-electric vehicles. The analysis presented herein reflects the multidimensional nature of the issue. The article provides data on the socio-economic situation in the city, technical issues related to the implementation of such tram lines, and the possible consequences of introducing a new means of transportation into the existing system. A key part of the analysis is the identification of anticipated economic and environmental consequences of introducing both hybrid and full-electric vehicles into the system. A comprehensive socio-economic and technical-environmental analysis of the possibilities of developing urban electromobility in the form of urban passenger shipping in post-communist countries, such as that presented in this paper, has not been previously published.

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Exploring the role of daily “modality styles” and urban structure in holidays and longer weekend trips: Travel behaviour of urban and peri-urban residents in Greater Copenhagen

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The Geographical Distribution and Correlates of Pro-Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors in an Urban Region

The Geographical Distribution and Correlates of Pro-Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors in an Urban Region

Flights Dominate Travel Emissions of Young Urbanites

Is It Possible to Develop Electromobility in Urban Passenger Shipping in Post-Communist Countries? Evidence from Gdańsk, Poland

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