Urban structural and socioeconomic effects on local, national and international travel patterns and greenhouse gas emissions of young adults

Czepkiewicz, Michał; Ottelin, Juudit; Ala-Mantila, Sanna; Heinonen, Jukka; Hasanzadeh, Kamyar; Kyttä, Marketta

doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2018.02.008

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“…Both bivariate and multiple regression analyses suggest that people who live in densely built, pedestrianfriendly, and centrally located neighborhoods travel more over long-distances than those who live in more suburban locations. The results pertain specifically to air travel (Holden and Norland 2005, Naess 2006, Ornetzeder et al 2008, Holden and Linnerud 2011, Ottelin et al 2014, Czepkiewicz et al 2018 and weekend trips (Naess 2006). On the other hand, the results regarding access to private or public green spaces are mixed (Holden and Norland 2005, Naess 2006, Holden and Linnerud 2011, Bruderer Enzler 2017.…”

Section: International Trips Included-local Urban Form Measuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…After extending the study to three cities in Denmark and Norway, concludes that inner city residents make private flights more frequently than others. Czepkiewicz et al (2018) report that residents of central pedestrian zones of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area are more likely to travel internationally and take more flights abroad than those who live in more suburban and car-oriented locations, and that place of residence is only weakly related to participation in domestic travel. They also report that the amount of emissions from international travel is lower among those who live in one of the suburban zones than among those who live in the central pedestrian zone of the region.…”

Section: International Trips Included-local Urban Form Measuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For instance, Aamaas and Peters (2017) attribute 32% of emissions to air travel by Norwegians when only CO 2 is considered, and 51% when the 50 year climate impact of short-lived climate forcers is included. After using a similar method of calculating emissions from aviation, Czepkiewicz et al (2018) report that yearly emissions from international travel are mostly comprised of air travel and constitute a high share of total travel-related emissions caused by Helsinki metropolitan area young adults. The share varies with location, but the total amount is similar in city center and in suburbs: emissions from international travel amount to ca.…”

Section: Trade-offs Between Long-distance Travel and Local Travelmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The studies reviewed cover a relatively long time span, which affects the outcomes as air travel has become the most rapidly growing field of transport (IATA 2014 (Ottelin et al 2014, Ottelin et al 2017, Chen et al 2017, Czepkiewicz et al 2018 during which air travel activity has been higher than ever before. In two papers, the data year is not provided (Brand andPreston 2010, Muñiz et al 2013).…”

Section: Survey Sources and Samplesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In one study, the time-span for long-distance trips was less than one week (Limtanakool et al 2006a) and in seven from two weeks up to a month (Dargay and Clark 2012, Ottelin et al 2014, Arbués et al 2016, Heinonen et al 2011, Heinonen et al 2013a, 2013b, Ottelin et al 2017. Frändberg and Vilhelmson (2003), Nicolas and David (2009), Holz-Rau et al (2014) Reichert and Holz-Rau (2015) and Reichert et al (2016) utilized data collected over a 2-3 month span, whereas in 11 studies the time span was 12 months (Høyer and Holden 2003, Naess 2006, Ornetzeder et al 2008, Brand and Boardman 2008, Brand and Preston 2010, Bruderer Enzler 2017, Czepkiewicz et al 2018. In the rest of the studies reviewed the data collection time spans are not explained.…”

Section: Travel Behavior Measurementmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Why do urbanites travel more than do others? A review of associations between urban form and long-distance leisure travel

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Environ. Res. Lett.

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Negative relationships between urban density and greenhouse gas emissions from daily travel are well established in the literature. However, recent research suggests that higher urban density is associated with higher emissions from long-distance leisure travel, such as car weekend trips and international flights. This article presents the first systematic review of empirical evidence on these associations and discusses potential explanations. A two-step article selection process yielded 27 empirical articles, complemented by one article published during the review process. When international travel is included in the analysis, the results suggest that residents of the largest cities, and particularly those from centrally located and densely built areas, travel more to cover long distances than do others, after controlling for demographic and socioeconomic variables. When only domestic travel is included, residents of larger settlements and areas of higher density engage in less long-distance travel for leisure purposes than those living in smaller settlements and sparsely built areas. The results of the review are indicative and warrant more research. Generalization is currently limited because of the wide variety of travel behavior measures used, consideration of different travel modes and trip purposes, and geographic scope. There is a strong need for replication of the results using consistent methodology, using data from longer and more recent time spans, and expanding to more diverse geographical settings, especially outside Europe. The systematic review is followed by a narrative review of theoretical explanations of the associations. The most common explanations include: rebound effects, the compensation hypothesis, access to transport infrastructure, urban lifestyles, sociopsychological characteristics, and social networks. Socioeconomic variables are controlled in a majority of the reviewed studies, and business travel is excluded from the review, so the concentration of wealth and business in cities may explain the findings only to some extent. Nonetheless, there is not enough empirical evidence on the causal character of the associations and therefore further qualitative and multidisciplinary work is needed. Compact city and urban densification policies are not strongly challenged by current evidence, and most common policy recommendations point to including air travel into carbon taxing or quota schemes.

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Urban Advantage? Sustainability Trade-Offs Across and Within the Intra-Urban Space

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2021

Sustainable Consumption and Production, Volume I

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Abstract“Sustainable cities” as a singular concept may very well be a utopian vision impossible to realise in a broader sense. In this chapter, we review the literature on urban sustainability highlighting the complexities and trade-offs between and within the 3 Es—ecology, economy and equality. In particular, we focus here on the intra-urban dimensions of density, mobility, the built environment and housing, lifestyle trends and gentrification along with social sustainability issues of crime, homelessness and community. While gains from increased size and density can be had, there are also many outcomes that depend on urban morphology and the consequences of spatial sorting. Positive outcomes generated by density and efficiency may be offset by, for instance, less sustainable construction materials or increased income inequality. In particular, rebound effects are often overlooked. Hence, it often becomes an empirical issue whether the potential for sustainability gains materialise. Furthermore, as assessed from a more holistic 3 Es’ view, where social sustainability is as important as environmental sustainability, the potential of a “sustainable city” may be a victim of trade-offs that are difficult to resolve.

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Use of participatory mapping approaches for activity space studies: a brief overview of pros and cons

Hasanzadeh

2021

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Participatory mapping approaches have raised increasing interest in a variety of fields of research and practice during the past two decades. However, their use in modeling and studying individual mobility and activity spaces is rather recent and limited. This paper focuses on the use of public participation GIS (PPGIS) data in activity space modeling and analysis and aims to draw more scholarly attention to the existing research potentials in this area. While reviewing the pros of using PPGIS for activity space studies, this paper also discusses the existing limitations and outlines how they can be addressed in future research. PPGIS effectively enables collecting data from larger samples, making it possible to conduct more comprehensive geospatial and statistical analyses on the data. Additionally, the strong link between individuals and places in PPGIS data facilitates more person-based approaches in investigating person-environment relationships. However, use of PPGIS for activity space studies comes with analytical and data quality challenges that need to be thoroughly taken into consideration. Particularly, future research needs to seek new ways of including the temporal dimension in PPGIS and find new methods of using the data for activity space modeling and analysis.

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Urban structural and socioeconomic effects on local, national and international travel patterns and greenhouse gas emissions of young adults

Cited by 51 publications

References 44 publications

Why do urbanites travel more than do others? A review of associations between urban form and long-distance leisure travel

Why do urbanites travel more than do others? A review of associations between urban form and long-distance leisure travel

Urban Advantage? Sustainability Trade-Offs Across and Within the Intra-Urban Space

Use of participatory mapping approaches for activity space studies: a brief overview of pros and cons

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