Mobility Patterns of Scholar Communities in Southwestern European Countries

Joana Lage (), Ana d’Espiney, Nuno Canha, Vítor Manteigas, José Luís Alexandre, Karla Gonçalves, Ricardo Chacartegui, Jesus Lizana, Yolanda Lechón, Ana Rosa Gamarra, Amaia Fernandez, Patrice Blondeau, Margarida Gomes and Susana Marta Almeida
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Joana Lage: Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares (C2TN), Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 2695-066 Bobadela, Portugal
Ana d’Espiney: Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares (C2TN), Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 2695-066 Bobadela, Portugal
Nuno Canha: Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares (C2TN), Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 2695-066 Bobadela, Portugal
Vítor Manteigas: Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares (C2TN), Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 2695-066 Bobadela, Portugal
José Luís Alexandre: Parque de Ciência E Tecnologia da Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
Karla Gonçalves: Parque de Ciência E Tecnologia da Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
Ricardo Chacartegui: Energy Engineering Department, Universidad de Sevilla, 41004 Sevilla, Spain
Jesus Lizana: Engineering Science Department, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PJ, UK
Yolanda Lechón: Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), 28040 Madrid, Spain
Ana Rosa Gamarra: Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), 28040 Madrid, Spain
Amaia Fernandez: Research and Development Officer, University of Gibraltar, Gibraltar GX11 1AA, Gibraltar
Patrice Blondeau: LaSIE, University of La Rochelle, 17000 La Rochelle, France
Margarida Gomes: Associação Bandeira Azul da Europa (ABAE), 1350-355 Lisboa, Portugal
Susana Marta Almeida: Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares (C2TN), Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 2695-066 Bobadela, Portugal

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 24, 1-18

Abstract: The present study aimed to provide an in-depth assessment of the commuting patterns of scholar communities of southwestern European countries and to identify measures to improve their sustainable performance regarding mobility. The adopted methodology characterised the mobility pattern of students as a sustainability indicator and the availability of related infrastructures and local public transport network. Data were gathered by qualitative (behavioural questionnaires) and quantitative (technical audits) approaches, based on measurable indicators (key performance indicators and scores (ranging between 0–5)). Overall, French schools showed the best sustainable performance regarding mobility (2.0) and Gibraltar had the lowest (1.2). The existence of bike parking and electric car charging points were the main weaknesses founds (with their related mean scores being 0.6 and 0.2, respectively). The score associated with annual CO 2 emissions due to students’ mobility had the best performance, where all countries managed to obtain an average of 3.1. The global score, which assessed the sustainable performance of scholar communities regarding mobility, had a mean value of 1.5 for all studied countries, which highlights the potential for improvement of the studied schools, mainly targeting the public transport network optimisation and the enhancement of scholar infrastructures concerning bicycle parking and electric cars.

Keywords: mobility pattern; key performance indicators; schools; environmental performance; behavioural and sustainable indicators (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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