Locadia, Pablo (2021) The Arena of shared mobility. Pre-master thesis.
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Abstract
Shared mobility is the shared use of a vehicle. An innovative transportation strategy that enables users to gain quick access to transportation when required, Shared vehicles are becoming increasingly visible in Dutch cities. The market for shared mobility has a lot of potentials to address several sustainability challenges in regions such as Groningen and Assen. Both municipalities are in an early phase of large-scale shared mobility development. This research aims to investigate the influences of shared mobility on the accessibility of citizens of Groningen and Assen. Three domains of shared mobility have been investigated. This research discusses the central question: ’ How does the availability of shared mobility opportunities influence the accessibility of citizens of Groningen and Assen?’ The results have shown that shared mobility covers a complex and dynamic arena of providers, vehicles, and operating schemes. The availability in Groningen is sizable and Assen is small. The business models of the shared modes do not offer options for traveling between the cities Groningen and Assen. Most vehicles are located around the city centers and therefore less accessible for citizens that live in the outskirts of the municipality. Shared vehicles are rolled out before policy is developed. Groningen has adjusted its policy and can regulate the market. Years of facilitating policy have led to growth in shared vehicles in Groningen. The questionnaire shows that people use shared vehicles to enhance mobility. The vast majority of the residents experience the vehicles as a good addition to the environment, but find it to a lesser extent important as part of their accessibility In addition, residents do not travel more frequently due to the presence of shared vehicles. Repeating this research with a larger sample size after the COVID-19 measures can provide deeper insights into the importance of the vehicles.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Pre-master) |
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| Degree programme: | Society, Sustainability and Planning (MSc Socio-spatial Planning) |
| Supervisor: | Saleh, M.M.I.M. |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Aug 2021 13:59 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Aug 2021 13:59 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3628 |
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