An Integrative Review of Socio-Technical Factors Influencing Travel Decision-Making and Urban Transport Performance

Ali Enes Dingil, Federico Rupi and Domokos Esztergár-Kiss
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Ali Enes Dingil: Department of Transport Technology and Economics (KUKG), Faculty of Transportation Engineering and Vehicle Engineering (KJK), Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), 1111 Budapest, Hungary
Federico Rupi: Transport Engineering Group, Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental Engineering, University of Bologna, 40123 Bologna, Italy
Domokos Esztergár-Kiss: Department of Transport Technology and Economics (KUKG), Faculty of Transportation Engineering and Vehicle Engineering (KJK), Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), 1111 Budapest, Hungary

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 18, 1-20

Abstract: Socio-technical systems have a very complex structure presenting multidimensional co-evolutionary dynamics between people and technical factors. Each urban area has a different sociocultural structure, where the built environment and user choices vary. Understanding how urban transportation is shaped by socio-technical factors as well as how these factors affect transportation users and system performance is important to support sustainable transportation planning. This paper aims to provide a holistic view of socio-technical factors shaping urban transportation for the use of transport planners and decision-makers. The current review focuses on understanding which alternative transport modes can be sustainable under specific socio-technical conditions and how to attract travelers toward these sustainable modes. Moreover, under which socio-technical conditions an urban transport system can minimize its socio-economic costs and environmental impacts are investigated. Furthermore, the interrelations among system dynamics, their influence on transport users as well as on system externalities are identified and integrated as a system model perspective for a holistic view.

Keywords: socio-technical factors; system dynamics; sustainability; urban transport; travel decision-making; transport performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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