Handbook of Sustainable Travel [electronic resource].

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9789400770348

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Author:

Gärling, Tommy.

Personal Author:

Gärling, Tommy.

Publication Information:

Dordrecht : Springer, 2013.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (342 p.)

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Description based upon print version of record.

Contents:

Preface; Contents; Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; Part I: Introduction; Overview of Handbook of Sustainable Travel; Introduction; Background; Aim of the Handbook of Sustainable Travel; Chapter Overview; References; Spatial, Generational and Gendered Trends and Trend-Breaks in Mobility; Introduction; Post War Trends and Recent Trend Shifts - State of the Art; Breaks in Growth; Generational Shifts; Gender-Related Shifts; The Swedish Case; Data; Daily Travel; Overall; Age and Gender; Long-Distance Domestic and Transnational Travel; Overall; Age and Gender; Concluding Discussion

ReferencesBenefits of Travel: Needs Versus Constraints in Uncertain Environments; Introduction; Needs, Desires and Aspirations; Shifting Contexts; Needs and Constraints Re-addressed; Travel and Uncertain Environments; Benefits of Travel for the Individual; Benefits of Travel for the Society; A Utility Formalization; Concluding Remarks; References; Satisfaction and Travel Choices; Introduction; Measurement of Subjective Well-Being Related to Travel; Transportation and Overall Subjective Well-Being; Dynamics of Activity/Travel Well-Being; Subjective Well-Being and Travel Choice Models

Review of Studies Linking Subjective Well-Being to Activity/Travel Attributes and ChoicesModelling Framework; Happiness and Utility; The Standard Random Utility Model; Random Utility Model with Subjective Well-Being Indicators: Cross-Sectional Framework; Random Utility Model with Subjective Well-Being Indicators: Dynamic Framework; An Application of the Extended Model; Conclusions; References; Part II: Car Use; The Unsustainability of Car Use; Introduction; Overview of the Environmental Impact of Traffic; Urban/Local Environmental Problems; Non-urban Environmental Problems

The Share of Transport in Environmental ProblemsA Conceptual Framework for the Impact of Transport on the Environment; Health Impacts of Road Transport; Health Impacts of Walking and Cycling; Policy Measures; How Unsustainable Is Car Use?; Conclusions; References; Psychological Motives for Car Use; Introduction; The Instrumental Value of Cars; The Symbolic Value of Cars; The Affective Value of Cars; Conclusions; References; Pricing Methods to Influence Car Use; Introduction; Efficient Pricing Is Difficult to Achieve; Externalities of Car Use; History and Politics - The Right of Free Access

The Perception of Costs and PricesExamples of Use of Pricing to Promote Sustainable Travel; Car Ownership Taxes; Fuel Taxes; Parking Charges; Tolled Facilities and Road User Charges; Congestion Charging; Pay-As-You-Drive Insurance; Discussion and Conclusions; References; Social Marketing in Travel Demand Management; Introduction; What Is Social Marketing?; Review of Social Marketing Applications; Case 1: Individualized Marketing; Case 2: The Nottingham Cycle-Friendly Employers ́Project; Case 3: Zero Fare Svendborg Line Project; Discussion of Case Study Findings; Conclusions and Discussion

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2013

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Dordrecht : Springer, 2013.

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Summary

This volume gathers distinguished researchers on travel behavior from a variety of disciplines, to offer state-of-the-art research and analysis encompassing environmental, traffic and transport psychology; transport planning and engineering; transport geography; transport economics; consumer services research; environmental sociology and well-being research. The underlying dilemma is that neither contemporary transportation technology nor contemporary travel behaviors are sustainable. The path toward sustainability is complex, because the consequences of changing technology and attempts to change travel preferences can be extreme both in economic and in social terms. The Handbook of Sustainable Travel discusses transportation systems from environmental, social and economic perspectives, to provide insights into the underlying mechanisms, and to envisage potential strategies towards more sustainable travel. Part I offers an introduction to the subject, with chapters review historical and future trends in travel, the role of travel for a good society, and the satisfaction of travelers with various features of travel options. Part II proceeds from the fact that the car is the backbone of today's transportation system, and that a break with automobiles is likely to be necessary in the future. Contributors review the development of private car use, explore economic and psychological reasons why the car has become the primary mode of transport and discuss how this can be changed in the future. Part III addresses the social sustainability of travel, providing insights into the social costs and benefits of leisure, business and health travel, and taking into account the social costs or benefits of measures whose goals are primarily environmental. The authors provide the necessary background to judge whether proposed transport policies are also sustainable from a social perspective. Part IV highlights future alternatives to physical travel and surveys ecologicallysustainable travel modes such as public transport and non-motorized modes of transportation.