Is Reducing Car Use a Utopian Vision?

Ashley Hayden, Miles Tight, Michael Burrow

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Abstract

Most urban environments appear to marginalise alternative forms of transport e.g. walking or cycling. New planning strategies are required to promote a reduction in car use and low carbon travel. This paper aims to inform sustainable transport planning strategies examining the effect urban demographics might have towards car usage. Research involved questionnaire surveys distributed to a sample population in Birmingham, UK. Results suggested that individuals indicated a strong dependency upon car usage despite two thirds recognising the contribution of car use to climate change. Data indicated car use was linked to age and there was a willingness amongst participants to reduce car use.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3948-3960
Number of pages13
JournalTransportation Research Procedia
Volume25
Early online date8 Jun 2017
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Event14th World Conference on Transport Research - Shanghai, China
Duration: 10 Jul 201615 Jul 2016
https://www.wctrs-conference.com/wctr-2016.html

Keywords

  • Attitudes
  • Car use
  • Policy development
  • Sustainability
  • Transportation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Transportation

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