Towards sustainable mobility behavior: research challenges for location-aware information and communication technology

Weiser, Paul; Scheider, Simon; Bucher, Dominik; Kiefer, Peter; Raubal, Martin

doi:10.1007/s10707-015-0242-x

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“…For example, motivation is a key requirement for behavior change [8], yet many systems are not grounded in empirical research findings and theories on motivation. The result are applications that do not consider individual differences of their users, as well as offering few ways to engage in self-determined and collaborative approaches to behavior change ( [9], [10]). Recent attempts to overcome these issues by harnessing the motivational power of games show promising first results (cf.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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A Taxonomy of Motivational Affordances for Meaningful Gamified and Persuasive Technologies

Weiser¹,

Bucher²,

Cellina³

et al. 2015

Advances in Computer Science Research

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Sustainable human-computer interaction is investigating the role of persuasive and gamified technologies in encouraging people to engage in a more sustainable lifestyle. Motivation is a key requirement for behavior change, yet many persuasive systems do not sufficiently account for motivational aspects. In this paper we investigate under which circumstances components such as feedback and game elements (e.g., rewards) afford user motivation. The result is a taxonomy of design components that is grounded in well-established psychological theories on motivation. We illustrate how the taxonomy can contribute to the design of meaningful persuasive technologies by discussing a case study from the domain of sustainable mobility behavior (the project GoEco!).

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A Taxonomy of Motivational Affordances for Meaningful Gamified and Persuasive Technologies

Weiser¹,

Bucher²,

Cellina³

et al. 2015

Advances in Computer Science Research

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“…peer-to-peer reviews) and has been to a certain extent tested by apps such as Waze, in the case of car based travel and Moovit for public transport travel. Weiser, Scheider, Bucher, Kiefer and Raubal (2016) have explored how geographic information and communication technology can contribute to support individuals engage in more sustainable lifestyles without posing unrealistic restrictions on their mobility needs (contribution to sustainable mobility). They claim that technology enables novel, interactive, participatory, and collaborative approaches to support people through real-time, user and location-specific feedback on current as well as future behavior.…”

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“…Literature identified in Section 2 (e.g. Weiser et al, 2016) and some of the more open platforms and applications identified in Table 1 (e.g. FixMyStreet, Bridj and Waze) show how public engagement through either explicit or implicit applications or through citizen science projects are leading the way towards a change in the information available.…”

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“…Research into the conceptual requirements and design, system component and evaluation of new services and applications aimed at changing behaviour have already been identified by Weiser et al (2016) and impinge heavily on their success or otherwise to attract users. And whilst some applications have managed successfully to engage a relatively large user base, research should also be encouraged into ways to promote green alternative transport.…”

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The Potential of Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) in Future Transport Systems

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Haklay

Capineri

2016

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As transport systems are pushed to the limits in many cities, governments have tried to resolve problems of traffic and congestion by increasing capacity. Miller (2013) contends the need to identify new capabilities (instead of capacity) of the transport infrastructure in order to increase efficiency without extending the physical infrastructure. Kenyon and Lyons (2003) identified integrated traveller information as a facilitator for better transport decisions. Today, with further developments in the use of geographic information systems (GIS) and a greater disposition by the public to provide volunteered geographic information (VGI), the potential of information is not only integrated across modes but also user-generated, real-time and available on smartphones anywhere. This geographic information plays today an important role in sectors such as politics, businesses and entertainment, and presumably this would extend to transport in revealing people's preferences for mobility and therefore be useful for decision-making. The widespread availability of networks and smartphones offer new opportunities supported by apps and crowdsourcing through social media such as the successful traffic and navigation app Waze, car sharing programmes such as Zipcar, and ride sharing systems such as Uber. This study aims to develop insights into the potential of governments to use voluntary (crowdsourced) geographic information effectively to achieve sustainable mobility. A review of the literature and existing technology informs this article. Further research into this area is identified and presented at the end of the paper.

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“…A viable alternative is the use of already existing applications, such as location-enabled fitness trackers. The benefit is clear: there is no need to spend resources on the development of the tracking part, but instead researchers can focus on the analysis of data or on other aspects, such as using information and communication technology to support behavior change [7]. Following these considerations, in order to have a base for setting up the automatic mobility tracking, in GoEco!…”

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Exploiting Fitness Apps for Sustainable Mobility - Challenges Deploying the GoEco! App

Bucher¹,

Cellina²,

Mangili³

et al. 2016

Proceedings of ICT for Sustainability 2016

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Abstract-The large interest in analyzing one's own fitness led to the development of more and more powerful smartphone applications. Most are capable of tracking a user's position and mode of locomotion, data that do not only reflect personal health, but also mobility choices. A large field of research is concerned with mobility analysis and planning for a variety of reasons, including sustainable transport. Collecting data on mobility behavior using fitness tracker apps is a tempting choice, because they include many of the desired functions, most people own a smartphone and installing a fitness tracker is quick and convenient. However, as their original focus is on measuring fitness behavior, there are a number of difficulties in their usage for mobility tracking. In this paper we denote the various challenges we faced when deploying GoEco! Tracker (an app using the Moves R fitness tracker to collect mobility measurements), and provide an analysis on how to best overcome them. Finally, we summarize findings after one month of large scale testing with a few hundred users within the GoEco! living lab performed in Switzerland.

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Towards sustainable mobility behavior: research challenges for location-aware information and communication technology

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Cited by 27 publications

References 69 publications

A Taxonomy of Motivational Affordances for Meaningful Gamified and Persuasive Technologies

A Taxonomy of Motivational Affordances for Meaningful Gamified and Persuasive Technologies

The Potential of Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) in Future Transport Systems

Exploiting Fitness Apps for Sustainable Mobility - Challenges Deploying the GoEco! App

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