Green travellers? Exploring the spatial context of sustainable mobility styles

Barr, Stewart; Prillwitz, Jan

doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2011.08.002

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“…This current policy position therefore places the decision of whether or not to fly firmly with the individual consumer. There has been a shift from climate change being conceptualised as a macro scale challenge or problem, to one which relies on the individual consumer or citizen to mitigate (Barr & Prillwitz, 2012;Barr, et al, 2010;Berglund & Matti, 2006). This is not out of line with many other aspects of environmental decision-making (Jackson, 2005;Stern, 2007).…”

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“…People are 'locked-in' to flying (Randles & Mander, 2009), and it is still regarded as more 'normal' to fly than it is to avoid flying on environmental grounds (Barr & Prillwitz, 2012). A shift in social norms from a situation where 'well-travelled' equates to the distances and the number of places someone has visited (quantity of travel), to one where it means that someone has travelled without social and environmental impact (quality of travel) is the only real way significantly to reduce long-haul travel.…”

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Flying in the face of environmental concern: why green consumers continue to fly

McDonald

Oates

Thyne

et al. 2015

Journal of Marketing Management

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Flying in the face of environmental concern: why green consumers continue to fly

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Oates

Thyne

et al. 2015

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“…Travelling is a big component of holidays and, thus, a large number of studies researching holidaymakers' behaviour have focused mainly on the modes of transport and travelling choices [30,31]. Given the lack of clear definition of sustainable holidays, in the present paper we define sustainable holidays as a complex and multi-faced product that includes a range of activities and sustainability aspects including the destination, accommodation, travelling group, duration, etc.…”

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“…Other research into holidaymaking and travelling choices has provided a segmentation of individuals based on attitudes, mode of transport choice and perceived environmental benefits [30,43] but they do not shed much light on the reasons for behavioural discrepancies or the attitude-behaviour gap.…”

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Neutralisation and Mental Accounting in Ethical Consumption: The Case of Sustainable Holidays

Schütte

Gregory‐Smith

2015

Sustainability

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Abstract:The present research aimed to investigate the decision-making process for sustainable holidays, as a type of ethical consumption related to environmental welfare. Using semi-structured in-depth interviews with 20 German holidaymakers of different ages, it was found that individuals use cognitive processes such as neutralisation and mental accounting to justify their unethical/unsustainable choices and to manage negative emotions. The findings also indicated a lack of spillovers between sustainable behaviours at home and holiday-related behaviours. This could be explained by the identification of "ethical" and "unethical" mental accounts, which the interviewees have disclosed. When the compensation between the two types of mental accounts takes place, neutralisation is not used. It was also found that positive and negative emotions could motivate the choice of sustainable holidays. These findings have implications in relation to marketing communications aimed at creating awareness and encouraging the purchase of sustainable holidays.

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“…Así, este modelo de movilidad está muy encauzado al uso de modos de transporte motorizados para llevar a cabo buena parte de los movimientos diarios, entre los que destacan los denominados obligados, es decir, aquellos que se realizan por motivos de estudio o trabajo (Ortúzar y Willumsen, 2008). Estas nuevas pautas de movilidad provocan ciertos problemas: congestión vehicular (Cameron et al, 2003), contaminación acústica y atmosférica (Barr y Prillwitz, 2012), disminución de la seguridad en los desplazamientos (Hadayeghi et al, 2003), complicaciones a la hora de estacionar e incremento de problemas de salud y de índole social (Bocarejo y Oviedo, 2012).…”

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Propuesta metodológica para la generación de zonas de asignación escolar: fomento de una movilidad sostenible y activa

Cabanillas

Carretero

Labrador

et al. 2018

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ResumenEl objetivo principal de este trabajo es identificar los modos de transporte utilizados en el acceso a los centros educativos por parte de la comunidad escolar (alumnos y profesores) y desarrollar una metodología con la que generar áreas de asignación escolar a cada centro en función del número de plazas ofertadas y la distancia de la residencia de los alumnos al mismo caminando. De este modo, se busca fomentar unos hábitos de movilidad más sostenibles y seguros. Las fuentes empleadas en este estudio son las encuestas realizadas a los alumnos, la información extraída del padrón municipal de habitantes y la proporcionada por el Centro de Profesores y Recursos. Las encuestas permiten conocer los hábitos de movilidad, mientras que el resto de información se emplea para la generación de las áreas de asignación haciendo uso de herramientas SIG. El ámbito de estudio es la ciudad de Mérida, Extremadura. Palabras clave: movilidad escolar; encuestas; zonas de asignación; sistemas de información geográfica (SIG) F. J. Jaraíz-Cabanillas; A. M. Hernández-Carretero; Propuesta metodológica para la generación de zonas de E. E. Ruiz-Labrador; J. A. Gutiérrez-Gallego asignación escolar: fomento de una movilidad sostenible y activa The main aim of this paper is to offer a local-level planning proposal in order to improve daily mobility to school by promoting road safety and more sustainable habits among children. The case of the city of Mérida (southwest of Spain) has been analysed. The sources employed were a survey of students, as well as data from the municipal register, the public transport company and the local Teachers and Resources Centre. The survey was critical in determining mobility habits and students' perceptions, while the rest of the information was used to design a school mobility plan. Using GIS tools, a new set of school catchment areas were identified in order to increase road safety and reduce travel costs.

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Green travellers? Exploring the spatial context of sustainable mobility styles

Cited by 88 publications

References 55 publications

Flying in the face of environmental concern: why green consumers continue to fly

Flying in the face of environmental concern: why green consumers continue to fly

Neutralisation and Mental Accounting in Ethical Consumption: The Case of Sustainable Holidays

Propuesta metodológica para la generación de zonas de asignación escolar: fomento de una movilidad sostenible y activa

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