Pursuing softer urban mobility behaviors through game-based apps

Dio, Salvatore Di; Massa, Francesco; Nucara, Antonino; Peri, Giorgia; Rizzo, Gianfranco; Schillaci, Domenico

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03930

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“…Apart from the energy and environmental improvements that the mobility configuration of the scenario 1 would determine, it is here further argued whether the reduction of the energy consumption and the greenhouse gases release, could appoint universities (and, more in general, local administrations) to be rewarded with carbon or energy credits under the existing trading schemes [16].…”

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“…Consideration on the promotion of sustainable modes of transport associated to university campuses as an effective strategy to facilitate a transition towards greener and low carbon cities is not new: recently, this has been an important matter of scientific interest [14,15,7]. This transition could be accomplished, for instance, by involving students in app-based games that reward their greener mobility behaviors [16]. Within this conceptual frame, the paper reports on an experimental investigation whose subjects are the commuter students daily reaching the campus of the University of Palermo in Sicily (Southern Italy).…”

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Changing commuters’ mobility behaviors of university campuses: environmental and energy comparisons

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Governments are required to take proper measures to promote the use of electric and hybrid vehicles and, more generally, to push people towards sweeter modalities including walking and biking. To reach such tight and challenging goals, local institutions should be deeply involved, and universities among them. The promotion of sustainable mobility practices among commuter students must be considered indeed an effective contribution to facilitating the transition towards greener cities. On purpose, students of the University of Palermo that daily commute from their residences to the campus are considered here. These commuters, in fact, mainly adopt traditional polluting transportation means. Avoiding the recourse to these means by supporting the use of sweeter modalities such as walking, biking, public transport and vehicle pooling and sharing, would contribute to significantly reducing the associated polluting emissions. This task might be accomplished by involving students in app-based games that would reward their greener mobility behaviors. Results of a couple of in-field campaigns including a significant sample of commuter students is presented here, along with the obtainable environmental and energy benefits. The proposed method thus candidates itself as an effective tool that not only academic institutions but also local administrations could adopt to make their decarbonization pathways. Finally, it is argued whether universities (as well as local administrations) could be candidate for carbon or energy credits within the existing trading schemes because of the reduction of their energy consumption and greenhouse gases release.

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“…Open digital platforms, integrating data and technology, enable business collaboration and agile innovation, providing comprehensive support for improving the campus experience, optimizing operational management, and adding business value. For example, through virtual reality, multisensory wearable sensors, and other new technologies, users can be provided with real-time quantitative data on the interaction between humans and the environment [90]. Data visualization also makes our dependence on ecology more visible and relatable [91].…”

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A Systematic Design Framework for Zero Carbon Campuses: Investigating the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Fahua Campus Case

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Since the global zero carbon goal was proposed, most higher education institutions around the world are still in the process of transitioning towards carbon neutrality. However, there is still a research gap in the systematic design strategy for a zero carbon campus. This study adopts a qualitative literature analysis approach to establish a theoretical framework for a zero carbon campus design. The framework hierarchically outlines the One Top-Down vision of carbon neutrality, two complementary paths of carbon emission reduction and carbon sink, specific implementation strategies based on the coupling of the social, technological, and ecological dimensions, as well as the establishment of a carbon-neutral smart services platform. Subsequently, a case study was conducted at the Fahua campus of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, guided by this theoretical framework. This study not only completed the modeling and visualization of the carbon-neutral systematic design of the campus but also attempted to conceive of people-centered services under the zero carbon commitment and emphasized the critical role of university campus culture and historical connotations in the carbon-upgrading process. The results showed that the establishment of this theoretical framework can inspire innovative localized carbon-neutral solutions for campus, empower the replicability of advanced zero carbon campuses, and more effectively promote the carbon neutrality development of communities and cities.

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“…Cutting-edge ecologically related tools [141][142][143][144][145][146][147][148] can be deployed to evaluate economic advancements, technological breakthroughs, environmental sustainability behavior, and urban liveability. Environmental and social change components mobilize the management operations of urban community green spaces.…”

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Assessing Sustainability Behavior and Environmental Performance of Urban Systems: A Systematic Review

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2020

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In this systematic review, I cumulate previous research findings indicating that sustainable urbanism and networked public governance can be instrumental in carrying out extensive sustainability and resilience objectives through steering urban transformations in the direction of sustainability and resilience. Urban analytics data infrastructure, multicriteria sustainability evaluation, and sustainable performance assessment display the intricate network dynamics operational within cities, impacting urban resilience decision-making processes and leading to equitable and sustainable urban development. Throughout July 2020, I conducted a quantitative literature review of the Web of Science, Scopus, and ProQuest databases, search terms including “sustainable urban planning,” “urban sustainability assessment,” “sustainable urban governance/urban sustainability governance,” “sustainable urban development,” “sustainable/sustainability behavior,” and “environmental performance.” As I focused on research published exclusively in the past two years, only 301 various types of articles met the eligibility criteria. By removing those whose results were inconclusive, unconfirmed by replication, or too general, and because of space constraints, I selected 153, mainly empirical, sources. Future research should investigate whether the assessment of environmental sustainability performance of heterogeneous urban configurations by shared sustainability policymaking through spatial green infrastructure planning and regulations articulate sustainable urban design and governance for the development of innovative performance.

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Pursuing softer urban mobility behaviors through game-based apps

Cited by 9 publications

References 36 publications

Changing commuters’ mobility behaviors of university campuses: environmental and energy comparisons

Changing commuters’ mobility behaviors of university campuses: environmental and energy comparisons

A Systematic Design Framework for Zero Carbon Campuses: Investigating the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Fahua Campus Case

Assessing Sustainability Behavior and Environmental Performance of Urban Systems: A Systematic Review

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