Who uses green mobility? Exploring profiles in developed countries

Echeverría, Lucía; Giménez, José Ignacio; Molina, José Alberto

doi:10.1016/j.tra.2022.07.008

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“…Social sustainability is linked to green mobility (e.g., public transport, walking, cycling) as a way to alleviate individual carbon footprints [49]. The aim is for transport used in tourism to have the least negative impact on the environment [50].…”

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“…Sustainable mobility includes both public transport and active/"zero-emission" transport (walking and cycling); it contributes significantly to reducing greenhouse gas emissions [49]. Among the popular ways to reduce GHGs is to encourage tourists to use public transport (e.g., trains, buses, and ferries), which not only guarantees better accessibility to the destination but also increases green mobility [19].…”

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Young Travellers and Green Travel in the Post-COVID Era

Nagaj,

Žuromskaitė

2023

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The concept of sustainable mobility and related green travel will play an increasingly important role in the development of tourism and climate policy in the European Union. Initiated by the European Commission, Erasmus+ green travel is a new initiative and not yet researched by EU institutions or in the literature. However, it fits in with the literature research on green mobility. The aim of this paper was to assess whether young tourists are interested in green mobility, whether they are willing to use means of low-emission transport when making trips, what factors play a role in their means of transport choices, and whether risk aversion influences their choices. For the purpose of this work, the authors conducted a survey in Poland among 36 Polish and foreign people from Generation Z studying in Poland and taking advantage of the green travel program in the Erasmus+ program and an economic experiment regarding their level of risk taking. Based on these data, it was examined whether young tourists are interested in green mobility, what factors play an important role when choosing a low-emission means of transport, and whether the level of risk taking influences their choices. The results of the survey indicated that young tourists tend to choose means of high-emission transport or a mix of high- and low-emission transport. However, if they receive a financial incentive, they are willing to use means of low-emission transport when travelling. The results of this study also indicated that environmental factors do not influence the propensity of young tourists towards specific means of transport, including low-emission transport, and economic and cognitive factors play an important role. It was also found that there is some positive relationship between the level of risk taking of the traveller and the propensity to green travel.

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Section: Green Mobility and Factors For Choosing Mobility Meansmentioning

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Section: Green Mobility and Factors For Choosing Mobility Meansmentioning

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Young Travellers and Green Travel in the Post-COVID Era

Nagaj,

Žuromskaitė

2023

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“…Our results suggest broad associations between daily commuting behavior and weather conditions. Unfavourable conditions, as measured by high temperatures, snowfall, or rain, are related to a reduction in the proportion of commuting done by sustainable modes of transport (e.g., walking and public transit; see Echeverría et al 2022Echeverría et al , 2022b and an increase in the proportion of commuting done by private car. 4 The results suggest that extreme weather conditions make workers less likely to increase physical activity while commuting since the car seems to be an ideal travel choice for protection against heat, snowfall, and rainy days.…”

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Weather Conditions and Daily Commuting

2022

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“…If in certain countries the likelihood to use public transport, walk, or cycle is lower, policy makers in those countries have the information to try to increase the use of these modes of transport, perhaps via awareness campaigns or incentive schemes. Furthermore, when such differences can be explained by differences in the availability of transport infrastructures (Echeverría et al 2022b), those countries that rank relatively low in the likelihood to use public transport, walk, or cycle may have relatively low levels of investment in transport infrastructures that boost the use of these modes of transport, which shows them what they should do in the next years.…”

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“…The use of physical models of transport (walking or cycling) has been reported to be a source of activity that enhances elders' well-being(Mollaoglu et al, 2010;Echeverría et al 2022b). …”

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The daily mobility of older adults: Urban/rural differences in ten developed countries

2022

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This paper explores the mobility patterns of older adults in ten countries, with a focus on the differences produced by urban environments in their non-work trips. Using detailed time use diaries from the Multinational Time Use Study for the last two decades, we analyze the trips associated with leisure and housework of non-working older adults. The results show that older adults in urban areas spend more time in leisure trips than similar individuals in rural areas. On the other hand, male older adults in urban areas spend less time in housework trips than do their counterparts in rural areas. However, such correlations are found to differ by country, gender, type of trip, and mode of transport, revealing complex correlations between urban forms and older adults’ daily mobility. Furthermore, factors such as the number of railway kilometers, gross domestic product growth rates, and the percentage of urban population in the country seem to be associated with differences in the behavior of older adults in their non-work daily trips.

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Who uses green mobility? Exploring profiles in developed countries

Cited by 12 publications

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Young Travellers and Green Travel in the Post-COVID Era

Young Travellers and Green Travel in the Post-COVID Era

Weather Conditions and Daily Commuting

The daily mobility of older adults: Urban/rural differences in ten developed countries

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