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Title What is the role of carsharing toward a more sustainable transport behavior? Analysis of data from 80 major German cities
ID_Doc 76765
Authors Göddeke, D; Krauss, K; Gnann, T
Title What is the role of carsharing toward a more sustainable transport behavior? Analysis of data from 80 major German cities
Year 2022
Published International Journal Of Sustainable Transportation, 16, 9
DOI 10.1080/15568318.2021.1949078
Abstract The supply of as well as the demand for carsharing has been increasing in recent years. Yet, these dynamics and carsharing's function as catalyzer toward a more sustainable transport behavior in German cities are still not fully understood. For this reason, we analyze supply data for 80 large cities in Germany regarding fleet numbers and supply densities. We combine this with analyses about carsharing (non-) members by drawing on the datasets Mobility in Germany and the German Mobility Panel. We find that carsharing members use walking, cycling, or public transport 1.4-1.5 times more often and motorized individual transport, respectively, less often than nonmembers. Based on this, we build user groups regarding the people's usage of the environmental alliance (i.e., walk, bicycle, public transport). In the subsequent multinomial logistic regression analysis for the years 2013, 2015, and 2017, we find that both increasing carsharing supply and being carsharing member are not effective measures to increase the share of walking, cycling, and public transport. The availability of mobility tools, especially the number of cars in households, are more important predictors.
Author Keywords Carsharing; urban mobility; shared mobility; supply; demand
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)
EID WOS:000675715900001
WoS Category Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Environmental Studies; Transportation
Research Area Science & Technology - Other Topics; Environmental Sciences & Ecology; Transportation
PDF https://www.research-collection.ethz.ch/bitstream/20.500.11850/569770/9/ab1778.pdf
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