“…In addition, mixed methods can help to analyze the sustainable and successful management of business models [44] and enable insights into the organizational structures and cooperation necessities in business projects [45,46]. As a result, studies that use research and business model analysis can ensure that the main criteria and barriers for an overarching transformation of the mobility sector are identified and that resource-efficient, open, innovative business models that link the various stakeholders are developed [47,48]. Through this, products can be designed and implemented in such a way that as many people as possible benefit from the results and the negative effects are minimized through social assessment [49].…”
Section: Transdisciplinary and Mixed Methods Frameworkmentioning
Urban mobility systems are facing far-reaching structural transformations: There is the challenge of managing the growing volume of traffic and the associated environmental and social problems. On the one hand, novel micro-mobility services such as light electric vehicles (LEVs) show high potential for reducing emissions, e.g., through increased energy efficiency. On the other hand, they require change of urban mobility systems, e.g., through increasing shared concepts. The mixed methods approach is considered a good methodology for exploring the transformation of urban mobility systems since it can help to answer both technical and societal questions. Two transdisciplinary projects using the mixed method design were evaluated to improve the research for future mobility. To provide a critical reflection of the projects, a catalog of quality criteria was used to evaluate the research. This catalog was evaluated using structured interviews with project participants from research, practice and civil society. The results show that the combination of applied methods enables a comprehensive multi-perspective sustainability evaluation of urban micro-mobility concepts. The need for an early participatory research design was also evaluated. The result is an exemplary research design and a methodological guideline for the successful application of mixed methods for transformation research in the field of urban mobility systems.
“…In addition, mixed methods can help to analyze the sustainable and successful management of business models [44] and enable insights into the organizational structures and cooperation necessities in business projects [45,46]. As a result, studies that use research and business model analysis can ensure that the main criteria and barriers for an overarching transformation of the mobility sector are identified and that resource-efficient, open, innovative business models that link the various stakeholders are developed [47,48]. Through this, products can be designed and implemented in such a way that as many people as possible benefit from the results and the negative effects are minimized through social assessment [49].…”
Section: Transdisciplinary and Mixed Methods Frameworkmentioning
Urban mobility systems are facing far-reaching structural transformations: There is the challenge of managing the growing volume of traffic and the associated environmental and social problems. On the one hand, novel micro-mobility services such as light electric vehicles (LEVs) show high potential for reducing emissions, e.g., through increased energy efficiency. On the other hand, they require change of urban mobility systems, e.g., through increasing shared concepts. The mixed methods approach is considered a good methodology for exploring the transformation of urban mobility systems since it can help to answer both technical and societal questions. Two transdisciplinary projects using the mixed method design were evaluated to improve the research for future mobility. To provide a critical reflection of the projects, a catalog of quality criteria was used to evaluate the research. This catalog was evaluated using structured interviews with project participants from research, practice and civil society. The results show that the combination of applied methods enables a comprehensive multi-perspective sustainability evaluation of urban micro-mobility concepts. The need for an early participatory research design was also evaluated. The result is an exemplary research design and a methodological guideline for the successful application of mixed methods for transformation research in the field of urban mobility systems.
“…Bicycles are widely recognized as environmentally friendly (Turoń et al, 2020), economically cost-effective (Zhang et al, 2015), and a healthy (Fishman et al, 2015a; mode of transportation. Implementation of bike-sharing systems (BSS) has been linked to wide economic benefits, better public health, and time savings (Bullock et al, 2017).…”
In hopes of reducing traffic congestion, air and noise pollution, and energy consumption, bike sharing is becoming increasingly popular around the world. Underlying many of the benefits attributed to bike sharing is an assumption that bike share journeys replace a significant proportion of trips previously made by car. This paper examines factors correlated with the use of an electric bike-sharing system in Tricity, Poland. We use the double hurdle estimation approach on data from two matched surveys: before and after the implementation of the system.Our analyses indicate that electric bike rides did not act as a substitute for car trips. Shared ebikes were used by residents as a substitute for public transportation or as a first/last mile of transport to/from public transportation stops. We examined the use of e-bikes for various types of trips and identified factors encouraging and discouraging people from usage of bike-sharing and cycling in general.
“…E-bikes are receiving increasing attention worldwide due to their small spatial footprint, high mobility and accessibility, and low cost of ownership and maintenance [1]. They are widely considered environmentally friendly [3], healthy,…”
This work involved human subjects or animals in its research. Approval of all ethical and experimental procedures and protocols was granted by the Guilin Public Security Bureau Traffic Police Detachment.
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