Built environment diversities and activity–travel behaviour variations in Beijing, China

Wang, Donggen; Chai, Yanwei; Li, Fei

doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2011.03.008

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“…Many of the findings in this paper support previous studies from other cities in the global South, namely that there are significant differences in individuals travel behavior between districts within the same city; individuals in peripheral and sparsely settled areas travel longer distances, use private motor vehicles more often (for most or all trip purposes), cars in particular, and travel more frequently (Srinivasan and Rogers, 2005;Tanimowo, 2006;Naess, 2009;Wang et al, 2011;Shirgaokar, 2016). Comparisons between districts with different characteristics within the same urban area are useful as it enhances our understanding of how planning policies play out and takes on meaning within the city system.…”

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confidence: 87%

“…Thus there is no reason to expect the influence of BE on car travel to be stable either across geographies or over time. Wang et al (2011), studying activity-travel behavior in neighbourhoods in Beijing, found significant differences in car ownership, trip rate, and travel time. For example, the traditional dense danwei compounds resulted in lowest travel time, distance, and automobile reliance, while the newly developed neighborhoods had the reverse effect.…”

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Built environment and individual travel behavior: Findings from two Bangkok districts

Olsson¹,

Tanangsnakool²

2017

J. Geogr. Reg. Plann.

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As many cities in the global South are expanding rapidly, their urban form and built environment transforms and thus people's travel demand and behaviour. This paper investigates how the built environment on district level influences individuals' travel behavior and rationales for activity and mode choice in two Bangkok districts. Findings shows that individuals in the sparse outer districtwho belong to larger households and have higher average incomes -travel more frequently, travel much longer distances, use more modes per trip, and rely on private motor vehicles to a much larger extent compared to individuals in the dense inner district. Individuals´ selection of activity location is mainly based on a wish to reach the best facility, disregarding of district, in particular work and education, and to reduce distance, especially for grocery shopping, less so for specific goods and leisure, and least for visit purposes. Mode choice is mainly determined by a combination of time, costs, and convenience. In the absence of high-capacity transit systems Bangkok's motorized vehicle fleet (and use) will most likely continue to grow among its close to 30 fringe and outer area districts located far away from the city centre and work place clusters. Here private motor vehicle use is often the only option. If these residents start driving, land use planning and/or provision of high-capacity transit will most likely have a small influence on how much they drive.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Built environment and individual travel behavior: Findings from two Bangkok districts

Olsson¹,

Tanangsnakool²

2017

J. Geogr. Reg. Plann.

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“…Individuals had virtually no freedom to choose where to live. The housing reform implemented in 1988 has fundamentally changed the housing system and resulted in diversified housing sources for urban Chinese (Huang 2004;Wang et al 2011). First, although the responsibility of work units to provide housing for their employees was officially renounced in 1998 (Wang and Li 2004), housing from/through work units remains an important housing source, particularly for employees of government departments or public institutions.…”

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“…However, work units also remain an important housing source. Wang et al (2011). The above discussions suggest that for studying residential self-selection, the built environment, and travel behavior in urban China, it is important to acknowledge residents' housing source to correctly evaluate to what extent residential environment is the choice of the residents.…”

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“…A study of Shanghai by Pan et al (2009) reports that residents of pedestrian/cyclist-friendly neighborhoods travel shorter distances than those of other types of neighborhoods. Wang et al (2011) finds that residents of newly developed neighborhoods, mostly in suburbs of Beijing, have longer travel times, longer trips, use more private cars, and spend less time on out-of-home activities than those in the traditional neighborhoods near the city center and with mixed land use. To what extent can the observed association between built environment and activity and travel behavior reported in the previous studies be attributed to residential self-selection?…”

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Residential self-selection, built environment, and travel behavior in the Chinese context

Wang

Lin

2014

JTLU

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Residential self-selection has been reported to be a factor confounding the observed relationship between built environment and travel behavior. By incorporating residential self-selection, studies have generated much insight into the causalities involved in the relationship between built environment and travel behavior. However, most of these studies were conducted in North American cities, where individuals may have the opportunity to realize their preferences in residential and transport mode choices. There are not many similar studies for other parts of the world, such as China, where residential and transport choices are probably more constrained than in North America. This paper aims to partly fill the gap by discussing the specificities of the residential self-selection issue in urban China and suggesting how to cope with this issue when examining the relationship between built environment and travel behavior in the Chinese context. We argue that studies addressing the residential self-selection issue in China need to consider the housing source, which has implications for residential choice, and acknowledge the importance of some travel-related attitudes such as preferences for short commutes, good accessibility to public transport, and proximity to markets for daily goods shopping.

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On Correlation Between Demographic Variables and Movement Behavior

Javanmard

Esmaeili

Karimipour

2018

Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2018

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Built environment diversities and activity–travel behaviour variations in Beijing, China

Cited by 149 publications

References 40 publications

Built environment and individual travel behavior: Findings from two Bangkok districts

Built environment and individual travel behavior: Findings from two Bangkok districts

Residential self-selection, built environment, and travel behavior in the Chinese context

On Correlation Between Demographic Variables and Movement Behavior

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