Essays about: "sustainable urban mobility"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 131 essays containing the words sustainable urban mobility.

  1. 21. Is there a willingness to pay for shade provision as part of cycling urban infrastructure? Eliciting attributes of a discrete choice experiment in Neiva, Colombia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Jorge Andres Arce Correa; [2023]
    Keywords : Bicycle commuting; shade; sustainable development; stated preference; welfare economics;

    Abstract : This manuscript reports on an exploration of whether shade provision is valued by urban users of cycling infrastructure. A description of the elicitation process has been outlined in order to build a general but detailed analysis of the different stages included in the exercise of attribute elicitation. READ MORE

  2. 22. Time Series Analysis and Binary Classification in a Car-Sharing Service : Application of data-driven methods for analysing trends, seasonality, residuals and prediction of user demand

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Aksel Uhr; [2023]
    Keywords : Smart mobility; Car-sharing; Time series analysis; Demand prediction; Machine learning; Supervised learning; Binary classification; Random forest; Smart mobilitet; Bildelning; Tidsseriaanalys; Efterfrågansprediktering; Maskininlärning; Väglett lärande; Binär klassificering; Slumpmässiga skogar;

    Abstract : Researchers have estimated a 20-percentage point increase in the world’s population residing in urban areas between 2011 and 2050. The increase in denser cities results in opportunities and challenges. Two of the challenges concern sustainability and mobility. READ MORE

  3. 23. School bikeability index: A case study of primary schools in Stockholm

    University essay from KTH/Transport och systemanalys

    Author : Ivana Paulusová; [2023]
    Keywords : Bikeability index; School accessibility; Urban cycling; Sustainable mobility;

    Abstract : Despite the recognised positive benefits of cycling overall and for school children specifically, in most developed countries, a decline rather than an increase in active travel to and from school has been observed during the past few decades. In recent years, the concept of bikeability (or bicycle accessibility) emerged, and together with it various bikeability indices that enable to assess the bicycle friendliness of a location and contribute to prioritization of future investments. READ MORE

  4. 24. Environmentally friendly, or friendly environment? Exploring environmental sustainability as a motive for residential mobility

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälle

    Author : Felix Stööp Lindgren; [2022-08-10]
    Keywords : Residential mobility; residential migration; life course migration; amenity migration; lifestyle migration; time-geography; environmental sustainability; sustainable urban development; proximity.;

    Abstract : Considering worldwide urban growth, and the challenges involved concerning sustainable development, the aim of this thesis is to broaden knowledge about the drivers and motivations concerning intra-urban residential mobility. With a specific focus on exploring environmental sustainability as a possible motive for residential mobility, the empirical data is gathered from fourteen semi-structured, in-depth interviews with residents in the Gothenburg metropolitan area, in Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 25. Is Mobility as a Service an effective solution to achieve smart mobility? A multiple case study of European MaaS aggregators.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Luigi Esposito; [2022-08-05]
    Keywords : MaaS; MaaS Aggregators; Smart mobility;

    Abstract : Mobility as a Service is a new concept that has raised enormous expectations since its launch, as it seemed to be the ultimate solution to transition to a smarter and more sustainable urban mobility. However, a few years after its conception, MaaS aggregators have collided with operational reality and many challenges and critical aspects have arisen. READ MORE