Mobility patterns of scholar communities in southwestern European countries
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 a...
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| author | Lage, J d’Espiney, A Canha, N Manteigas, V Alexandre, JL Gonçalves, K Chacartegui, R Lizana, J Lechón, Y Gamarra, AR Fernandez, A Blondeau, P Gomes, M Almeida, SM |
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| description | 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 CO2 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. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:85dfcd1b-1cbd-4ea4-8b22-edcb798359a52023-04-25T13:57:47ZMobility patterns of scholar communities in southwestern European countriesJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:85dfcd1b-1cbd-4ea4-8b22-edcb798359a5EnglishSymplectic ElementsMDPI2022Lage, Jd’Espiney, ACanha, NManteigas, VAlexandre, JLGonçalves, KChacartegui, RLizana, JLechón, YGamarra, ARFernandez, ABlondeau, PGomes, MAlmeida, SMThe 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 CO2 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. |
| spellingShingle | Lage, J d’Espiney, A Canha, N Manteigas, V Alexandre, JL Gonçalves, K Chacartegui, R Lizana, J Lechón, Y Gamarra, AR Fernandez, A Blondeau, P Gomes, M Almeida, SM Mobility patterns of scholar communities in southwestern European countries |
| title | Mobility patterns of scholar communities in southwestern European countries |
| title_full | Mobility patterns of scholar communities in southwestern European countries |
| title_fullStr | Mobility patterns of scholar communities in southwestern European countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mobility patterns of scholar communities in southwestern European countries |
| title_short | Mobility patterns of scholar communities in southwestern European countries |
| title_sort | mobility patterns of scholar communities in southwestern european countries |
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