Mobility surveys and sustainable policies in universities

Gonzalo-Orden, Hernán; Rojo, Marta; Velasco, Lara; Linares, Alaitz

doi:10.1680/muen.12.00014

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“…Mobility studies produce best results when stakeholders listen to the users, and based on their wish list can achieve solutions that bring innovation close to sustainability. As in the study by Gonzalo-Orden (2012) on campus mobility at Burgos University (Spain) the solution was not limited to the technical aspects of solving flow problems. Similarly to what was done there, the AIM gathered data from university community daily journeys to produce proposals that considered user perceptions Offprint provided courtesy of www.icevirtuallibrary.com Author copy for personal use, not for distribution and directed the results to sustainable policies, low energy consumption, low-emission options, in addition to recommending a spatial reordering of the campus.…”

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Workshop for innovation in the metropolises: urban mobility study of a university campus

Lima

Morel

Martell-Flores

et al. 2020

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Municipal E

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Workshop for innovation in the metropolises: urban mobility study of a university campus

Lima

Morel

Martell-Flores

et al. 2020

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Municipal E

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“…Educational trips are the trips that are "made by students to an institution of learning" (De Guzman et al, 2005), and these can account for a high proportion of daily trips within urban areas (Gonzalo-Orden et al, 2012). There is a growing body of research on the travel behaviour of university students in recent decade (Bonham and Koth, 2010;Rissel et al, 2013;Danaf et al, 2014).…”

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Students’ commuting pattern from the viewpoint of environmentalism: comparing Australia with China

Soltani

Allan

Nguyen

et al. 2019

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Purpose This paper aims to clarify the differences between students’ travel behaviours in Australia and China and the association between students’ environmental attitudes and their travel behaviours in both countries. Design/methodology/approach The paper extensively reviewed most of existing literature work on commuting patterns of higher education students with referring to different studies around the world and then used it to build a theoretical framework and conceptual model to relate the travel patterns of students to built environment, personal demographics and environmental knowledge/consideration. An online survey was used with 230 students at Mawson Lakes campus of University of South Australia and Beiyangyuan campus of Tianjin University (China). Statistical tests (i.e. mean test, one-way analysis of variance, factor analysis) were used to analyse the data. Findings The study reveals that a high dependence on private vehicles amongst students at the Mawson Lakes campus, whilst a more environmentally sustainable modal choice dominated at the Beiyangyuan campus. Those who studied at Mawson Lakes campus tended to have stronger involvement in environmental activities than their counterparts at Beiyangyuan campus, which presented a clear association between environmental awareness and the travel behaviours of the sampled students. Research limitations/implications The study focussed on two respective campuses of both universities in Australia and China. Future work could be expanded with students at all campuses of two universities. Practical implications The study affirmed the value of nurturing environmental awareness for students in both universities to encourage more environmentally sustainable travel behaviours amongst students. The paper provides policy recommendations such as establishing infrastructure, and facilities for new stream of mobility included sharing bike schemes, which would be very practical due to flexibility and cost effectiveness within University campuses. The paper attempted to transfer lessons from Chinese bike friendly society to Adelaide’s car dominated campus. Originality/value This study brings remarkable contributions as comparing university students’ travel behaviours in two different nations. It is the first one in Australia, which links the environmental concerns among university students with their travel behaviours. The paper was successful in getting the gap between theory and practice filled to some extent. The paper has a capability to be used as an evidence-base work in the area of sustainability education.

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“…A complete study of mobility patterns in the university community of the city has recently been completed (Gonzalo-Orden et al, 2012).…”

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Safety issues with elderly cyclists and barriers to cycling

Velasco¹,

Rojo²,

Gonzalo-Orden³

et al. 2015

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Municipal E

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The mobility habits of elderly people are observed to arrive at an assessment of their views, as road users, on certain safety issues. A number of activities were organised for the survey in the city of Burgos, Spain that are detailed together with their methodology. This paper reports on the results of two surveys and the provisional conclusions drawn from them. The analysis examined the daily mobility habits of elderly people over 60 years of age, focusing especially on bicycle travel, travel by private vehicle and motorcycle, public transport and on foot. The findings suggest that elderly people prefer segregated bike lanes where they feel safer when travelling by bicycle. From their perspective, coexistence with pedestrians involves major hazards. Moreover, the authors consider that elderly people need to develop a greater awareness of safety elements, especially personal ones. This study is encompassed within the framework of the European Project SaMERU (safer mobility for elderly road users), which aims to reduce significantly major accidents on urban roads in the coming years in all member states of the EU.

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Mobility surveys and sustainable policies in universities

Cited by 7 publications

References 19 publications

Workshop for innovation in the metropolises: urban mobility study of a university campus

Workshop for innovation in the metropolises: urban mobility study of a university campus

Students’ commuting pattern from the viewpoint of environmentalism: comparing Australia with China

Safety issues with elderly cyclists and barriers to cycling

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