Index

Sustainable Urban Transport

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ISSN: 2044-9941

Publication date: 13 May 2015

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(2015), "Index", Sustainable Urban Transport (Transport and Sustainability, Vol. 7), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 261-271. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2044-994120150000007009

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INDEX

Active transport see Cycling; Walking

Advanced driver assistant systems (ADAS)
, 229, 232–3, 236, 244, 245–6

Air pollution
, 178, 216

active transport and
, 5, 6, 7

Malta
, 94

see also CO2 emissions

Air travel
, 152

American Public Transportation Association (APTA)
, 124–5

Australia

active transport

children
, 45

economic impacts
, 4–5

health benefits
, 5, 7, 8

car sharing
, 213

Autolib
, 213

Avoid-Shift-Improve (ASI)
, 153–4

BahnCard
, 25, 189

Barcelona

public bicycle rental system
, 6–7

Barclaycard Cycle Hire
, 161

Belgium

car sharing
, 209–10

Bicycle sharing
, 150–1, 155–6, 160–1, 163, 180, 189

bicycle rental systems
, 6, 7, 160, 161

Call a Bike
, 160, 161

electric bikes (e-bikes)
, 161, 170, 171

France
, 7, 161

free-floating
, 160

Germany
, 160, 163, 189

integrated services see Integrated e-mobility services

mobile internet and
, 173–4

Multicity Carsharing
, 189

Netherlands
, 160

number of bicycles
, 161, 162

number of programmes
, 162

Seoul
, 161

Shanghai
, 161

United Kingdom
, 161

United States
, 161

vélo’v
, 161

see also Cycling

Blablacar
, 160

BMW

DriveNow
, 157, 159, 163, 189

Built environment

children’s travel modes and
, 45–6, 51, 61, 68–9

Bus services

age of users
, 95, 103

competitive tendering
, 97–8, 100

gender of users
, 95, 102–3

Malta see Malta

modal shift
, 96–7, 100

quality

European Committee for Standardisation
, 96, 102

Malta
, 100, 105–7, 108–10, 111

service reforms
, 97–8

Malta
, 93–4, 100–14

see also Public transport

Call a Bike
, 160, 161

Canada

car sharing
, 159, 210

Cancer
, 2

Car ownership
, 150, 171

car sharing compared
, 165–70

costs
, 208

developing countries
, 155

environmental impacts
, 152–3

impact of car sharing
, 158, 209–10, 211

increase in
, 152, 154–5

Israel
, 70

United States
, 209

see also Car use

Car pooling see Ride sharing

Car sharing
, 150–1, 154, 155, 156–9, 161, 164, 180, 189, 205–25

Australia
, 213

Autolib
, 213

Belgium
, 209–10

business members
, 208, 209, 215, 216

Canada
, 159, 210

car ownership compared
, 165–70

Car2Go
, 153, 154, 157, 159, 163, 189, 213

characterization of systems
, 212–14

City CarShare
, 209

CO2 emissions
, 206, 211, 218, 219, 221

cost-effectiveness
, 208–9, 222–3, 224

DriveNow
, 157, 159, 163, 189

eConnect project, Osnabrück
, 165–70, 172

electric cars (e-cars)
, 154, 170–1, 213–14

see also Integrated e-mobility services

energy consumption
, 206, 207, 211, 216, 218, 219, 221, 223

France
, 213

free-floating car sharing
, 157, 158, 197, 198, 200

fuel efficiency
, 211

Germany
, 154, 159, 163, 209, 210, 211, 213

greenhouse gases (GHG)
, 211

Hertz on demand
, 213

I-Go Car Share
, 209

impacts
, 208–12

on car ownership
, 158, 209–10, 211

on kilometers traveled
, 210, 211

on transport usage
, 210

individual members
, 208, 210, 215, 216

Ireland
, 211

kilometers travelled and
, 210, 211

literature
, 158

MobCarsharing, Lisbon
, 209, 214–25

mobile internet and
, 173–4

Multicity Carsharing
, 154, 157, 159, 163, 189

Netherlands
, 154, 210

parking and
, 211, 212, 213

peer-to-peer car sharing
, 157, 180

Portugal
, 209, 214–25

private car use compared
, 165–70

promotion policies
, 212, 224

public transport and
, 165–70, 210

purchase and running costs
, 217–18, 220, 222–3, 224

road accidents and
, 211

smartphone apps
, 157, 173

stationary car sharing
, 157, 158

Switzerland
, 209, 210, 211

transport usage, influence on
, 210

United States
, 159, 209, 210, 211, 213

worldwide characterization of systems
, 212–14

Zipcar
, 213

see also Ride sharing

Car use

availability/quality of public transport and
, 46, 48, 51, 58–9, 60, 70, 95–6, 153–4, 155, 159

Malta
, 105–7, 108–10

modal shift
, 96–7, 100

distracted driving
, 138

habit and
, 35–6

Malta
, 104–5, 111

parking
, 152, 212, 213

peak car
, 179

see also Car ownership; Car sharing

Car2Go
, 153, 154, 157, 159, 163, 189, 213

Cardiovascular disease (CVD)
, 2, 7, 12, 18

Children’s independent mobility (CIM)

age of child
, 68, 73–5

definition
, 66, 86

gender differences
, 66, 68, 69, 83, 85, 86

Israeli Arab children
, 65–87

licences of independent mobility
, 73–5

loss of
, 66–7

non-school travel and activities
, 66, 72, 77–9, 84–5

obesity
, 67

road accidents
, 70, 80, 82, 86–7

safety, perceptions of
, 68, 86–7

children
, 80–2, 83

parents
, 66, 68, 69, 79–80, 82–3

school journey
, 67–9

mobility licences
, 73–5

Safe Route to School (SR2S) program
, 69

traffic congestion
, 67, 70

travel mode
, 75–7

social class
, 83–4, 85, 86

United States
, 67, 68

Children’s travel modes

Australia
, 45

built environment characteristics
, 45–6, 51, 61, 68–9

health and
, 44–5

independent mobility see Children’s independent mobility

Japan
, 45

parent’s perceptions and residential self-selection
, 43–62

children travel patterns
, 58

children’s independent mobility
, 66, 68, 69, 79–80, 82–3

data and sample profiles
, 47–51

estimated model results
, 54–61

impact of parents’ perceptions
, 68–9

impact of residential self-selection
, 46, 59–61

interactions of travel patterns between parents
, 54, 58

proposed model structure
, 51–4

public transport qualities
, 46, 48, 51, 58–9, 60

risk perceptions
, 66, 68, 69

school journey
, 44, 46, 67–9, 75–7

distance from school
, 45, 67

mobility licences
, 73–5

Safe Route to School (SR2S) program
, 69

traffic congestion
, 67, 70

single-parent families
, 43–62

United Kingdom
, 45, 67

National Travel Survey (NTS)
, 46, 47, 61

United States
, 45, 67, 68

walking school buses
, 171

Citroën

Multicity Carsharing
, 154, 157, 159, 163, 189

City CarShare
, 209

Climate change
, 152

CO2 emissions
, 206, 207

car sharing
, 206, 211, 218, 219, 221

fuel efficiency
, 234, 236, 238, 243–4

Cognitive dissonance theory
, 23, 24, 32–3, 37

Competitive tendering
, 97–8, 100

Congestion
, 152, 170, 244

reduction
, 5, 6, 211

school journeys
, 67, 70

Congestion charges
, 171, 179

Copenhagen

cycling
, 7, 10

Copenhagen Centre for Prospective Population Studies
, 10

Cycling

car sharing, impact of
, 210

children
, 43–62

United Kingdom
, 45

see also Children’s independent mobility

Denmark
, 7, 10

health benefits see Health benefits of active transport

Netherlands
, 7, 160, 210

see also Bicycle sharing

Daimler Benz

Car2Go
, 153, 154, 157, 159, 163, 189, 213

DB-Deutsche Bahn, Call a Bike
, 160, 161

Deaths

physical inactivity
, 3

road accidents
, xvi, 6, 7

Denmark

cycling
, 7, 10

Nordic Council
, 8

Diabetes

type 2 diabetes
, 2, 5, 7, 8

Distracted driving
, 138

DriveNow
, 157, 159, 163, 189

Driverless cars
, 174

Electric vehicles (EVs)
, 153, 206, 207, 209, 232

advantages
, 170–1

electric bikes (e-bikes)
, 161, 170, 171

electric cars (e-cars), sharing
, 154, 170–1, 213–14

electric delivery vehicles
, 170

Germany
, 170

integrated services see Integrated e-mobility services

plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs)
, 214

ELTISplus
, xx

Emissions see Air pollution; CO2 emissions

Energy consumption
, 5

car sharing and
, 206, 207, 211, 216, 218, 219, 221, 223

energy demand and
, 230–1

European Union

Commission’s transport appraisal guidelines
, 7–8

European Committee for Standardisation
, 96, 102

sustainable mobility
, xviii–xx

Flinc
, 159, 160, 163

France

bicycle sharing
, 7, 161

car sharing
, 213

Fuel efficiency
, 152

advanced driver assistant systems (ADAS)
, 229, 232–3, 236, 244, 245–6

car sharing
, 211

CO2 emissions
, 234, 236, 238, 243–4

definition
, 232

effect on travel demand, Berlin
, 229–45

efficient driving
, 230, 232–3

fuel prices and
, 229, 230, 232–4

network levels
, 242–4

rebound effects
, 230–1, 234–7, 242–5

Travel-Activity PAttern Simulation (TAPAS)
, 230, 238–42

Fuel prices

fuel efficiency and
, 229, 230, 232–4

United States
, 122, 130–1

Gehl, Jan
, 171

Gender

children’s independent mobility
, 66, 68, 69, 83, 85, 86

HEAT and
, 19

public transport use
, 95, 102–3, 198

transport choices
, 240

travel time
, 54, 58

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
, 87, 121–2, 123, 124, 130, 144, 145

Germany

BahnCard
, 25, 189

bicycle sharing
, 160, 163, 189

car sharing
, 154, 159, 163, 209, 210, 211, 213

diesel vehicles
, 234

eConnect project, Osnabrück
, 165–70, 172

electric mobility
, 170

flinc
, 159, 160, 163

fuel efficiency study
, 229–45

integrated e-mobility services (IeMS)
, 177–200

public transport
, 165–70, 172

ride sharing
, 159, 160, 163

Greenhouse gases (GHG)
, 152, 161, 164, 232

car sharing
, 211

Hangzhou Public Bicycle
, 161

Health benefits of active transport
, 1–19

air pollution
, 5, 6, 7

Australia
, 4–5, 7, 8

Barcelona
, 6–7

benefits and costs of active transport
, 4–6

cancer
, 2

cardiovascular disease (CVD)
, 2, 7, 12, 18

children
, 44–5

Copenhagen
, 7, 10

cost-benefit analysis (CBA)
, 3, 8

social cost-benefit analysis (SCBA)
, 5–6, 8, 10–11, 18

costs of walking/cycling infrastructures
, 5, 8–9

economic impacts of active transport
, 4–6

heart disease
, 5, 8

inclusion of health benefits in active transport appraisal
, 7–9

magnitude of health effects
, 6–7

mental health
, 2, 8

New Zealand
, 8–9

Nordic Council
, 8

obesity
, 3, 67

Paris
, 7

Stockholm
, 7

transport appraisal practice
, 7–9

type 2 diabetes
, 2, 5, 7, 8

United Kingdom
, 9

valuation methods

Disability-Adjusted-Life Years (DALYs)
, 9

Quality-Adjusted-Life Years (QALYs)
, 9

value of a statistical life (FSL)
, 10

WHO HEAT
, 1, 2, 3–4, 6, 9, 10–11, 14, 16–18, 19

willingness-to-pay (WTP)
, 9

years lost to premature disability (YLD)
, 9

years lost to premature mortality (YLL)
, 9

Viana do Castelo, Portugal
, 1, 3, 4, 11

alternative scenarios
, 16–18

data collection and analysis
, 14–16

transport, health and mobility policies
, 11–12

WHO

HEAT
, 1, 2, 3–4, 6, 9, 10–11, 14, 16–18, 19

recommended levels of physical activity
, 3

Health Economic Assessment Tool (HEAT)
, 1, 2, 3–4, 6, 9, 10–11, 14, 16–18, 19

Heart disease
, 5, 8

HEPA Europe/Healthy Cities sub-network project
, 3, 11

Hertz on demand
, 213

High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes
, 159, 171

Hydrogen fuels
, 207

I-Go Car Share
, 209

Integrated e-mobility services (IeMS), potential users
, 177–200

conventional bicycle-lovers
, 192, 196, 197

ecological public transport- and bicycle lovers
, 192, 194, 195, 196, 197, 200

flexible car-lovers
, 192, 194, 196

innovative technology-loving multioptionals
, 192, 196, 197, 200

living/lifestyle preferences
, 194–5

market segmentation approach
, 180–90, 191, 199

smartphone apps
, 198, 199

traditional car-lovers
, 192, 194, 195, 197

urban-oriented public transport-lovers
, 192, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198

Intermodal mobility
, 149–74, 179

definition of intermodal travelling
, 151, 155

driverless cars
, 174

eConnect project, Osnabrück
, 165–70, 172

future of
, 172–4

information on connections between modes
, 173

mobile internet
, 159–60, 173–4

networks of shared, individual and public transport
, 161, 164

planning car-independent cities
, 170–2

rise of intermodal mobility networks
, 155–6, 172–4

smartphone apps
, 157, 160, 171, 173, 174, 198, 199

sustainable mobility
, 152–5

users’ perspective
, 164–70

see also Bicycle sharing; Car sharing; Integrated e-mobility services; Multimodal mobility; Ride sharing

Internet

mobile internet
, 159–60, 173–4

Ireland

car sharing
, 211

Israel

car ownership
, 70

children’s independent mobility
, 65–87

Israeli Arab population
, 69–70

Japan

children’s travel modes
, 45

JCDecaux
, 161

Jevons, William
, 230–1

London congestion charge
, 171

Malta

bus service

competitive tendering
, 97–8, 100

future use
, 107–10

nationalisation
, 111

proposed policy measures
, 111–13

quality
, 100, 105–7, 108–10, 111

reform
, 93–4, 100–14

research methodology
, 101–2

car use
, 104–5, 111

geo-demographic characteristics
, 102–4

land transport policy
, 98–100, 113

mode choice
, 104–5

Mass transit see Public transport

Mental health
, 2, 8

MobCarsharing, Lisbon
, 209, 214–25

Mode choice

attitudes

attitude change
, 32, 37–8, 180

cognitive dissonance theory
, 23, 24, 32–3, 37

definition
, 30

key events and
, 34, 36–7

in mobility research
, 31–2

mode choice and
, 29–33

types
, 30

Avoid-Shift-Improve (ASI)
, 153–4

bus services
, 96–7, 100

children see Children’s travel modes

decisions
, 25

attitudes and
, 29–33

needs, opportunities and abilities (NOA) model
, 27–8

personal factors
, 26–7

requirements, opportunities and abilities (ROA) model
, 23, 24, 27–9, 37

situational factors
, 25–6

theory of planned behaviour (TPB)
, 27–9

habits
, 24, 34, 36–7

interaction with key events
, 34, 35–6

key events in life course
, 23, 24, 34–7

attitudes and
, 34, 36–7

context change
, 24, 34–5, 36

definition
, 34

interaction with habits
, 34, 35–6

Malta
, 104–5

travel behaviour change
, 23–38, 180

Multicity Carsharing
, 154, 157, 159, 163, 189

Multimodal mobility
, 149–74, 179

definition of multimodal travelling
, 151

future of
, 172–4

planning car-independent cities
, 170–2

sustainable mobility
, 152–5

see also Bicycle sharing; Car sharing; Integrated e-mobility services; Intermodal mobility; Ride sharing

Needs, opportunities and abilities (NOA) model
, 27–8

Netherlands

bicycle use
, 210

health benefits
, 7

sharing
, 160

car sharing
, 154, 210

New York City Fountain Ride
, 172

New Zealand

active transport
, 8–9

Nordic Council
, 8

Obesity

children
, 67

physical inactivity
, 3

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
, 232

Environmental Sustainable Transport (EST) project
, xvii

Paris

Autolib
, 213

bicycle rental system
, 7

Park and ride programmes
, 112, 125, 131, 133, 138, 171

Parking
, 152

car sharing and
, 211, 212, 213

on-street parking
, 212

Parking Day
, 172

Peak car
, 179

Personal car ownership see Car ownership

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs)
, 214

Portugal

energy consumption
, 207

health benefits of active transport, Viana do Castelo
, 1, 3, 4, 11–18

MobCarsharing, Lisbon
, 209, 214–25

Private car ownership see Car ownership

Public transport

availability/quality of

car use and
, 46, 48, 51, 58–9, 60, 70, 95–6, 150, 153–4, 155, 159

European Committee for Standardisation
, 96, 102

Malta bus service
, 100, 105–7, 108–10, 111

modal shift
, 96–7, 100

parents’ perceptions of
, 46, 48, 51, 58–9, 60

car sharing and
, 165–70, 210

eConnect project, Osnabrück
, 165–70, 172

environmental impacts
, 152–3

gender of users
, 95, 102–3, 198

Germany
, 165–70, 172

integrated with e-vehicle sharing
, 177–200

mobile internet
, 173–4

modal shift
, 96–7, 100

Avoid-Shift-Improve (ASI) approach
, 153–4

tariff increases
, 152

United States
, 122–45

attitudes towards
, 124–30, 144

Census data
, 135–6, 144

costs
, 139

employment
, 125, 127–30, 133–5, 138–9

future planning based on economic growth
, 136–7

immigrants
, 139–44

induced density
, 133

innovation
, 137–8

mapped empirical data
, 133–5

micro-climates
, 122, 123

poverty levels
, 125, 130, 133, 136, 140

residential density
, 124–5

reverse commuting
, 125, 130

see also Bus services

Rebound effects

fuel efficiency
, 230–1, 234–7, 242–5

Requirements, opportunities and abilities (ROA) model
, 23, 24, 27–9, 37

Ride sharing
, 150–1, 155–6, 159–60, 161

Blablacar
, 160

flinc
, 159, 160, 163

Germany
, 159, 160, 163

internet
, 159–60

Ridejoy
, 160

smartphone apps
, 160

see also Car sharing

Ridejoy
, 160

Road accidents

car sharing
, 211

children’s independent mobility
, 70, 80, 82, 86–7

deaths
, xvi, 6, 7

impact of increased active transport
, 5

Road tolls
, 245–6

Safe Route to School (SR2S) program
, 69

Seoul

bicycle sharing
, 161

Shanghai

bicycle sharing
, 161

Shared mobility see Bicycle sharing; Car sharing; Ride sharing

Smartphone apps
, 171, 173, 174

car sharing
, 157, 173

integrated e-mobility services
, 198, 199

ride sharing
, 160

Smith, Adam
, 137

Spain

public bicycle rental system
, 6–7

Stockholm

cycling
, 7

Suburbanisation
, 130, 152

Sustainable mobility
, 152–5

definitions
, xvii–xviii

European context
, xviii–xx

Sweden

cycling
, 7

Nordic Council
, 8

Switzerland

car sharing
, 209, 210, 211

Theory of planned behaviour (TPB)
, 27–9

Toll roads
, 245–6

Travel-Activity PAttern Simulation (TAPAS)
, 230, 238–42

Type 2 diabetes
, 2, 5, 7, 8

United Kingdom

bicycle sharing
, 161

children’s travel modes
, 45, 67

congestion charges
, 171

health benefits of active transport
, 9

National Travel Survey (NTS)
, 46, 47, 61

Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution
, xvii

transport appraisal guidelines
, 9

United States

bicycle sharing
, 161

car ownership
, 209

car sharing
, 159, 209, 210, 211, 213

children

independent mobility
, 67, 68

travel modes
, 45

distracted driving
, 138

fuel prices
, 122, 130–1

parking
, 152

public transport see Public transport

transport costs
, 139

white flight
, 129–30

Urban planning

planning car-independent cities
, 170–2

Vélo’v
, 161

Viana do Castelo, Portugal
, 1, 3, 4, 11–18

Walking

car sharing, impact of
, 210

children
, 43–62

Japan
, 45

United Kingdom
, 45

United States
, 45, 67

walking school buses
, 171

see also Children’s independent mobility

health benefits see Health benefits of active transport

walking school buses
, 171

World Health Organization (WHO)

health benefits of active transport, Viana do Castelo
, 1, 3, 4, 11–18

Health Economic Assessment Tool (HEAT)
, 1, 2, 3–4, 6, 9, 10–11, 14, 16–18, 19

HEPA Europe/Healthy Cities sub-network project
, 3, 11

obesity
, 3, 67

recommended levels of physical activity
, 3

Zipcar
, 213