%L theses_frw3321
%X Trends regarding suburbanisation have resulted in high car dependency among suburban residents and have led to promotion of use of automobiles for commuting. As a result, atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases and pollution particles have increased progressively. A thorough understanding of the factors that drive individual travel behaviour is essential to designing effective policy interventions aimed at achieving a shift towards more sustainable and less polluting travel patterns. This study aims to contribute to the understanding of individual travel behaviour by using quantitative empirical data and analysis. In order to reveal universal social patterns, a comparative method is used to separate results that are more general from the context laden environment. 
A sample of 271 suburban residents from Haarlem and Groningen has been analysed using binary logistic regression and linear regression. Only very limited influence of environmental concerns on individual travel behaviour is found. The regression models show that multiple land use dimensions contribute to explaining individual travel behaviour. For instance, density plays an interesting role in explaining use of motorised vehicles and bicycles for commuting and in explaining teleworking.
%D 2020
%T The influence of environmental concerns and land use patterns on the individual travel behaviour of suburban residents: a comparative study between Haarlem and Groningen
%A Laura van Warmerdam