Students' home-university commuting patterns: a shift towards more sustainable modes of transport
Students commuting to and from university campuses have important social, environmental and transportation impacts. Based on a questionnaire conducted with 686 students from the University of Minho, Portugal, this study analyses the transport modes used in their commuting trips, the potential to shift towards more sustainable modes and the respective CO₂ savings. Although 54% of students travel less than 5 km and 62% travel less than 20 minutes, 42% of them prefer to drive to university. Considering the students’ travel distances and times, 55% of the trips could potentially be carried out by active modes of transport, while motorised trips could decrease from 70% to 45%. Depending on the scenario analysed, the modal shift can reduce the emissions of CO₂ from 8% up to 27%. The findings described in this study can help university campus managers and urban planners in adopting planning policies to make mobility more sustainable.
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- © 2022 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of World Conference on Transport Research Society. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
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Authors:
- Ribeiro, Paulo J G
- Fonseca, Fernando
- Publication Date: 2022-6
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 954-964
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Serial:
- Case Studies on Transport Policy
- Volume: 10
- Issue Number: 2
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 2213-624X
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/2213624X
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: College students; Commuting; Environmental impacts; Modal shift; Sustainable development; Universities and colleges
- Geographic Terms: Portugal
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting;
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- Accession Number: 01839764
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Mar 24 2022 3:23PM