Bartek, Michal (2024) Effects of the built environment on the share of transportation modes in Bratislava. Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
The topic of the effects of the built environment (BE) on the share of different modes of transport has been extensively studied in the context of sustainable development goals pursued by countries and cities globally. This study on the effects of the built environment on transportation modes in Bratislava focuses on the Eastern European context, taking car ownership into account. The study utilizes both secondary and primary data sources and employs multiple linear regressions to analyze the effects of the BE on the share of transportation modes. BE factors studied include Population density, cycling network density, road density and public transportation stop density. Results indicate that while in Bratislava the mentioned BE factors do not have a statistically significant effect on the share of transportation modes on their own, they enhance the explanatory power of models for car and public transportation modes. Subsequently, in order to evaluate the effects at the district level, six reference districts were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Car ownership emerged as a significant variable, highly correlated with the share of different transportation modes on one hand and with the effects of the built environment on the other. Policy makers and spatial planners in Bratislava and other Eastern European cities should consider the impact of BE features on transportation mode prevalence when creating policies for more targeted interventions in the field of urban mobility. Additionally, they should take into account other factors such as sociodemographic variables and car ownership, which were controlled for in the research with significant effects. Future studies could examine the city at the neighborhood level to uncover more nuanced results
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Spatial Planning and Design |
| Supervisor: | Ramezani, S. |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Jul 2024 10:38 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Jul 2024 10:38 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4524 |
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