Trajectories and transitions: mobility after parenthood
Trajectories and transitions: mobility after parenthood
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轨迹和转变:为人父母后的流动性
DOI:
10.1007/s11116-019-10051-5
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发表时间:
2019
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影响因子:
4.3
通讯作者:
A. Molloy
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文献类型:
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作者:
Laura McCarthy;A. Delbosc;G. Currie;A. Molloy
Life events, such as childbirth or retirement, provide a crucial opportunity in which an individual’s habitual travel routines are disrupted and they may be especially susceptible to changing their travel behaviour. The transition to parenthood is one such period in which numerous life events occur but also in which car orientated travel practices tend to be adopted. While much is known about how travel behaviour changes during this period, there is little research explaining the processes in which car orientated travel practices are adopted. This paper addresses this gap using the results from twenty-five semi-structured interviews with parents of young children. The interviews illuminated that while a general pattern of increasing car orientation was apparent among most participants, five distinct mobility trajectories were evident. These ranged from those who had little change in their car dependent travel behaviour through to respondents from formerly carless households who experienced a dramatic rise in car use. Further, it became apparent that the first few years following the birth of a child is a period in which numerous changes can act to punctuate stable travel routines. Each change represents an opportunity to intervene and encourage the adoption of more sustainable travel behaviour. However, these findings suggest that in order to encourage families to adopt more sustainable travel practices, planners and policymakers would need to address the many transport and housing factors facilitating car orientated travel practices.
影响因子:
4.3
作者:
Clark, Ben;Chatterjee, Kiron;Melia, Steve
通讯作者:
Melia, Steve
DOI:
10.1016/j.tra.2012.10.019
发表时间:
2013-01-01
影响因子:
6.4
作者:
Scheiner, Joachim;Holz-Rau, Christian
通讯作者:
Holz-Rau, Christian