eprintid: 3321
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datestamp: 2020-08-18 19:56:53
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type: thesis
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creators_name: Warmerdam, Laura van
creators_id: S2759764
creators_email: laura.vanwarmerdam@hotmail.com
title: The influence of environmental concerns and land use patterns on the individual travel behaviour of suburban residents: a comparative study between Haarlem and Groningen
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: 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.
date: 2020
pages: 79
thesis_type: master
degree_programme: EIP
tutors_name: Maciel de Brito Soares, I.C.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Planologie
tutors_email: I.C.Soares@rug.nl
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keywords_local: suburbanisation
keywords_local: car dependency
keywords_local: commuting
keywords_local: transport policy
keywords_local: land use policy
keywords_local: individual travel behaviour
keywords_local: environmental concerns
keywords_local: land use patterns
language_iso: en
agreed_repository: yes
date_issued: 2020-08-16
citation:   Warmerdam, Laura van  (2020) The influence of environmental concerns and land use patterns on the individual travel behaviour of suburban residents: a comparative study between Haarlem and Groningen.  Master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3321/1/VanWarmerdam_MacieldeBritoSoares_13-07-2020_Finalversion.pdf