Changing travel behaviour in urban China: Evidence from Nanjing 2008–2011

The unprecedented pace and scale of economic, social and spatial transformations in urban China have by now been well documented. But while it is highly likely that these changes relate to far-reaching alterations in travel behaviour as well, so far this topic has received much less attention. With this paper, the authors aim to help fill this gap through the following research questions: What are the main changes in travel behaviour in Nanjing, China; and how can these changes be explained? They answer these questions on the basis of a study of repeated cross-sectional data from the Nanjing Residents Travel Survey (NRTS) of 2008 and 2011. This leads to three main conclusions: first, changes in the urban form and transport systems of Chinese cities lead to larger daily travel distances and a considerable increase of transport by private cars and public transport at the expense of non-motorised transport modes; second, the impacts of the built environment and socio-demographics as determinants for travel behaviour change in different ways over time; and third, changes are not the same for all groups as there is a widening gap in travel behaviour of low-income groups and middle and high-income groups. The authors discuss the consequences for social exclusion and environmental sustainability.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2016.08.011
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0967070X16305601
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/29485010
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Feng, Jianxi
  • Dijst, Martin
  • Wissink, Bart
  • Prillwitz, Jan
• Publication Date: 2017-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 1-10
• Serial:
  • Transport Policy
  • Volume: 53
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0967-070X
  • Serial URL: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/issn/096707X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Built environment; Mode choice; Socioeconomic factors; Travel behavior
• Geographic Terms: Nanjing (China)
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01619428
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 21 2016 11:34AM