Choosing Green Mobility for Commuting: Who and Where? Exploring the Effect of Urbanisation on Commuting Mode Choice

Florian Fouquet () and Emma Weiss-Blanchard
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Florian Fouquet: GAINS - Groupe d'Analyse des Itinéraires et des Niveaux Salariaux - UM - Le Mans Université
Emma Weiss-Blanchard: GAINS - Groupe d'Analyse des Itinéraires et des Niveaux Salariaux - UM - Le Mans Université

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Abstract: Although central in individuals' daily life, commuting is a major environmental burden due to greenhouse gas pollution. In this context, green mobility might play a role towards a more sustainable commuting behaviour. The aim of this work is to explore the determinants of a green commuting mode choice, investigating both individual factors and contextual drivers. To this end, we estimate multinomial logit models using mobility data from the French population census. Our results show the role of socio-demographic characteristics in the choice of a green transportation mode, but also highlight the importance of local characteristics, especially transport infrastructures (public transport and bicycle paths). However, exploring the spatial heterogeneity between areas with different degrees of urbanisation, we show that this is true only in large cities, while the effect in less urbanised areas becomes insignificant.

Keywords: green mobility; sustainable mobility; commuting; individual behaviour; contextual effects; spatial heterogeneity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-01
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DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.5101650

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