Why people use their cars while the built environment imposes cycling
Residing in a high-density, diverse, and accessible neighborhood tends to be associated with less car use, more public transport, and more cycling and walking. However, this does not hold for all people because of differences in personal perceptions and preferences. This paper, therefore, analyzes spatial (mis)match, or the correspondence between perceptions of someone's residence and the objectively measured spatial characteristics of that residence. Based on a sample for Flanders, Belgium, we found that people tend to overrate the urbanized character of their residence. Among urbanites, (mis... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | journalarticle |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2013 |
Schlagwörter: | Social Sciences / (mis)match / perceptions / built environment / mode choice / Belgium |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27368774 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
Powered By: | BASE |
Link(s) : | https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/3239777 |