Governance and business policy impact on carsharing diffusion in European cities

Congestion and pollution are common urban challenges. Among many policy measures, carsharing has been advanced as an instrument to mitigate adverse consequences of urban mobility. Municipal authorities have responded differently to its promises: some actively promote carsharing and public–private collaboration, others leave this to the market. Likewise, carsharing operators have revealed varying preferences for cities: in some they operate many cars and different business models, in other they are completely absent. Aim of the present study is to evaluate the impact of governance support and business models on urban carsharing diffusion. Based on data about 170 cities in 30 European countries, the authors find that governance factors, like awareness campaigns and collaboration between the public transport and carsharing operators, favorably contribute to carsharing diffusion. Also, operators’ choices regarding free-floating or station-based carsharing affect diffusion. In all, these findings contribute to the development of urban policies aimed at promoting carsharing diffusion.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2022.103312
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1361920922001407
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  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/13619209
• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2022 Wannes Vanheusden et al. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Vanheusden, Wannes
  • 0000-0002-5914-8056
  • van Dalen, Jan
  • 0000-0002-0606-3366
  • Mingardo, Giuliano
  • 0000-0001-7797-6376
• Publication Date: 2022-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 103312
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
  • Volume: 108
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 1361-9209
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13619209

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Business administration; Governance; Policy; Public transit; Vehicle sharing
• Geographic Terms: Europe
• Subject Areas: Highways; Policy; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01849230
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 23 2022 9:16AM