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Modeling travel behavior by the structural relationships between lifestyle, built environment and non-working trips
Highlights Impacts of lifestyle and built environment on travel behavior are examined by SEM. Lifestyle is among the most important determinants of non-working trip. The contribution of built environment to travel behavior is less significant. Travel attitudes and socio-economic factors stay crucial in mode of trips.
Abstract In the context of sustainable urban transport in developing countries, individuals’ travel behavior faces multiple factors which influence their mobility patterns. Recognizing these factors could be a favorable method to organize more regular and sustainable trip patterns. This study aims to identify the less well-known lifestyle along with more popular built environment as the main factors which shape travel behaviors. Employing data from 900 respondents of 22 urban areas in city of Shiraz, Iran, this paper explores travel behaviors as non-working trip frequencies by different modes. Results of structural equation model indicate a strong significant effect of individual’s lifestyle patterns on their non-working trips. However, built environment impact on travel behavior is small compared to lifestyle. Besides, other variables such as travel attitudes and socio-economic factors stay crucial in the mode choice selection. These findings indicate the necessity of regarding lifestyle orientations in travel studies as well as objective factors such as land use attributes.
Modeling travel behavior by the structural relationships between lifestyle, built environment and non-working trips
Highlights Impacts of lifestyle and built environment on travel behavior are examined by SEM. Lifestyle is among the most important determinants of non-working trip. The contribution of built environment to travel behavior is less significant. Travel attitudes and socio-economic factors stay crucial in mode of trips.
Abstract In the context of sustainable urban transport in developing countries, individuals’ travel behavior faces multiple factors which influence their mobility patterns. Recognizing these factors could be a favorable method to organize more regular and sustainable trip patterns. This study aims to identify the less well-known lifestyle along with more popular built environment as the main factors which shape travel behaviors. Employing data from 900 respondents of 22 urban areas in city of Shiraz, Iran, this paper explores travel behaviors as non-working trip frequencies by different modes. Results of structural equation model indicate a strong significant effect of individual’s lifestyle patterns on their non-working trips. However, built environment impact on travel behavior is small compared to lifestyle. Besides, other variables such as travel attitudes and socio-economic factors stay crucial in the mode choice selection. These findings indicate the necessity of regarding lifestyle orientations in travel studies as well as objective factors such as land use attributes.
Modeling travel behavior by the structural relationships between lifestyle, built environment and non-working trips
Etminani-Ghasrodashti, Roya (author) / Ardeshiri, Mahyar (author)
Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice ; 78 ; 506-518
2015-06-29
13 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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