eprintid: 4158
rev_number: 4
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datestamp: 2023-03-21 08:06:08
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status_changed: 2023-03-21 08:06:08
type: thesis
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sword_depositor: 1
creators_name: Smeets, Cas
creators_id: S4139399
creators_email: c.m.smeets@student.rug.nl
title: How The Built Environment Affects Travel Behaviour: A Comparative Analysis Of Three Neighbourhoods In Groningen, The Netherlands
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: Cities are expanding rapidly, creating unsustainable car dependency. The need for a modal shift towards sustainable modes of transport is growing. A solution can be found in the built environment, which is known to affect travel behaviour. However, there is a dissensus among scholars which features of the built environment affect travel behaviour and to what extent they do so. This research explores which sociodemographic characteristics of the population and objective- and subjective features of the built environment have an influence on travel behaviour in the context of the Dutch city of Groningen. A quantitative survey was conducted to analyse travel behaviour patterns in three different neighbourhoods with different characteristics. Statistical analysis shows that the relative position of the neighbourhood has an effect on time travelled by foot and by bike, while the use of the car is not affected. Furthermore, the results show that women walk more on average than men and that factors that increase the pleasantness of walking and cycling decrease car use. New developments and redevelopments of neighbourhoods should therefore consider the needs and desires of the inhabitants of the neighbourhood to ascertain desired healthier travel behaviour.
date: 2022
pages: 39
thesis_type: bachelor
degree_programme: TP
tutors_name: Ramezani, S.
tutors_name: Niekerk, F.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Spatial Planning & Design
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Engaging Society
tutors_email: s.ramezani@rug.nl
tutors_email: F.Niekerk@rug.nl
security: public
keywords_local: travel behaviour
keywords_local: modal shift
keywords_local: active travel
keywords_local: built environment
keywords_local: perceived built environment
keywords_local: sociodemographic characteristics
language_iso: en
date_issued: 2023-03-20
citation:   Smeets, Cas  (2022) How The Built Environment Affects Travel Behaviour: A Comparative Analysis Of Three Neighbourhoods In Groningen, The Netherlands.  Bachelor thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4158/1/Research%20Step%207%20Cas%20Smeets%20S4139399%20%281%29.pdf