%0 Thesis
%9 Bachelor
%A Bartek, Michal
%D 2024
%F theses_frw:4524
%P 50
%T Effects of the built environment on the share of transportation modes in Bratislava
%U https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4524/
%X 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