Technology: A Necessary but Not Sufficient Condition for Future Personal Mobility

Martínez-Díaz, Margarita; Soriguera, Francesc; Pérez, Ignacio Pérez

doi:10.3390/su10114141

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“…Furthermore, symbolic attitudes related to conventional cars could represent a primary barrier to using electric vehicles (Haustein and Jensen, 2018). Besides, a certain degree of technology affinity facilitates using electric vehicles (Martínez-Díaz et al, 2018), as it is commonly necessary to assess map tools in the form of mobile applications for localizing and renting an available ve-C.S. hicle, which is then unlocked by means such as scanning QR codes (McKenzie, 2020).…”

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Consumer acceptance of shared e-scooters for urban and short-distance mobility

Kopplin

Brand

Reichenberger

2021

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

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E-scooters have conquered urban areas as a means for individual mobility and compete with other modes of transportation. While some studies endorse e-scooters as eco-friendly solution for crowded cities, others report contradictory findings and highlight safety issues. To reveal factors affecting e-scooter usage from a consumer's perspective, a study using an adapted Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2) is conducted. Based on random sampling among German public transportation services, 749 responses were collected and analyzed. E-scooters are studied in the context of mobility alternatives, revealing that they are mostly viewed as fun objects, and perceived safety indeed impedes their usage. Additionally, environmental concerns and individual convenience (i.e., performance expectancy) evince to represent the main drivers for using e-scooter. Besides, differences in the motivation for (potential) usage were found between owners and non-owners. Regarding the ecological assessment of e-scooters, they may, in fact, substitute walking over short distances.

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Section: Drivers For and Ecological Assessment Of Electric Vehiclesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Consumer acceptance of shared e-scooters for urban and short-distance mobility

Kopplin

Brand

Reichenberger

2021

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

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“…The high urgency of sustainability and related urban and transport planning actions need to be contrasted with the fact that human mobility is a domain with increasingly higher uncertainty and complexity [1][2][3]. In particular, rapid development of urban mobility technologies is an important source of such uncertainty [4][5][6]. These technological opportunities challenge the expanding decision-making domain including mobility cultures, practices, and meanings besides digital or physical infrastructures [7,8].…”

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The Landscape of Envisioning and Speculative Design Methods for Sustainable Mobility Futures

2020

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Urban mobility is facing an increased long-term uncertainty and complexity generated by accelerated technological development. These challenges require radical advancement in planning processes and methods, which could enable breaking out of path dependencies and unlocking alternative, sustainable futures. In order to provide a landscape overview of foresight-focused methods used in the domain of urban mobility, we conduct a systematic literature review. An analytical framework for review is based on planning knowledge taxonomy, including dialectic between knowing how/what and knowing to what end and doing. Such framework formulation is aiming to assess methodological capacity for widening system boundary and holism (object-focus) as well as integration and imagination (process-focus). Results show that the overall trend of methodological development is emphasizing development in object or process-focus domain, but rarely both. In addition to this assessment, we conclude that methodological development should further reflect the moral and democratic dimension concerning public deliberation. Such development should aim to create spaces for shared discussion, reflection, and formation of alternative futures, while allowing spaces for agonistic contestation and conflicting opinions through radical, experimental, and experiential approaches.

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“…Commonly, the scientific community identified the impacts of (shared) micromobility as increased mobility ratios and health benefits, reduced GHG emissions, and decreased automobile use [133]. However, relying solely on the most recent advances in information technology and ownership desires will not make this integration into cities more sustainable [134].…”

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A Literature Review of Emerging Research Needs for Micromobility—Integration through a Life Cycle Thinking Approach

Marques

Coelho

2022

Future Transportation

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Micromobility is an increasingly attractive option, particularly over short distances. Walking, biking, and other modes of transport, such as e-scooters, are gaining popularity. Furthermore, a trend is emerging to introduce appealing items onto the market that incorporate new/more sustainable materials to improve wellbeing. Significant research questions concern the understanding of emerging research needs and the environmental, social, and economic effects of sustainability in the micromobility transport system, specifically because of developing and implementing new products, boosting the safety and comfort of ergonomic personal mobility devices (PMDs), and assuring security and privacy while digitalization arises. Such research topics can raise policymakers’ and the public’s awareness while providing impactful information for decision-makers. This paper provides a literature review of the most recent research on micromobility-related topics. It uses scientific databases, a keywords list, and defined inclusion criteria to select data, analyze content, and perform a bibliometric analysis. The findings highlight the significance of using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tools together with other methodologies to aid in the evaluation of urban complexity. Finally, using a life cycle thinking (LCT) approach, we propose a framework for comprehensively integrating identified research needs.

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Technology: A Necessary but Not Sufficient Condition for Future Personal Mobility

Abstract: Technological advances revolutionize industrial processes, science, communications, and our way of life. However, developed societies have reached a stage in which the fascination with technological innovations often results in their indiscriminate consumption.

Cited by 14 publications

References 78 publications

Consumer acceptance of shared e-scooters for urban and short-distance mobility

Consumer acceptance of shared e-scooters for urban and short-distance mobility

The Landscape of Envisioning and Speculative Design Methods for Sustainable Mobility Futures

A Literature Review of Emerging Research Needs for Micromobility—Integration through a Life Cycle Thinking Approach

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