[PDF] The Role Of Behavioral Economics And Social Nudges In Sustainable Travel Behavior eBook

Author : William Riggs
Publisher :
Page : 21 pages
File Size : 30,46 MB
Release : 2017
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Increasingly city planners, policymakers and academics have recognized the important role behavior plays in travel decisions. A large body of work now recognizes modal choice as a suite of options that may be tied to habit but also that fluctuate based on built environment factors, personal preferences and situational dynamics. Literature also now indicates that humans may irrational decisions based on the apparent certainty of a plan of travel or overly optimistic approach to their travel decisions. This paper explores the literature on travel, behavioral economics, mode substitution behavior and financial versus social norms. It discusses the results from three behavioral experiments that indicate the power that social nudges have in framing sustainable travel behavior. This has policy implications for how planners and policymakers approach sustainable travel options, incentives and programs aimed at reducing emissions and increasing physical activity.

Author : Milena S. Nikolova
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 24,88 MB
Release : 2020-09-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0128138122

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Behavioral Economics for Tourism applies behavioral perspectives to business and policy challenges in the tourism industry. The book enables professionals and early career researchers to succeed by focusing on market and consumer trends, technological advancements, and the modern tourist. It covers the transformation of purchasing decisions, tourism hosting dynamics, digital mediation and disintermediation of tourism organizations, service design, and planning policy considerations. The volume concludes with case studies illustrating successful and unsuccessful behavioral tactics and strategies for tourism businesses and organizations. Provides behavioral profiling of the digitally-informed, mobile, self-managed tourist Allows the tourism industry to better understand tourists, both cognitively and emotionally Supports business success, technology development and sustainability in the tourism industry Features case studies on behavioral tactics and strategies for use in tourism

Author : Tommy Gärling
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 38,39 MB
Release : 2013-10-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9400770340

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This volume gathers distinguished researchers on travel behavior from a variety of disciplines, to offer state-of-the-art research and analysis encompassing environmental, traffic and transport psychology; transport planning and engineering; transport geography; transport economics; consumer services research; environmental sociology and well-being research. The underlying dilemma is that neither contemporary transportation technology nor contemporary travel behaviors are sustainable. The path toward sustainability is complex, because the consequences of changing technology and attempts to change travel preferences can be extreme both in economic and in social terms. The Handbook of Sustainable Travel discusses transportation systems from environmental, social and economic perspectives, to provide insights into the underlying mechanisms, and to envisage potential strategies towards more sustainable travel. Part I offers an introduction to the subject, with chapters review historical and future trends in travel, the role of travel for a good society, and the satisfaction of travelers with various features of travel options. Part II proceeds from the fact that the car is the backbone of today’s transportation system, and that a break with automobiles is likely to be necessary in the future. Contributors review the development of private car use, explore economic and psychological reasons why the car has become the primary mode of transport and discuss how this can be changed in the future. Part III addresses the social sustainability of travel, providing insights into the social costs and benefits of leisure, business and health travel, and taking into account the social costs or benefits of measures whose goals are primarily environmental. The authors provide the necessary background to judge whether proposed transport policies are also sustainable from a social perspective. Part IV highlights future alternatives to physical travel and surveys ecologically sustainable travel modes such as public transport and non-motorized modes of transportation.

Author : Bert van Wee
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 18,80 MB
Release : 2022-11-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1800373376

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This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. This timely book explores the likely success or failure of potential transport innovations. Chapters examine societally relevant effects of transport innovations, including impacts on the environment, accessibility, safety and more. It focuses on complex innovations in which both public and private actors are involved.

Author : Scott A. Cohen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 42,48 MB
Release : 2014-03-26
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1135038317

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Despite a growing contribution to climate change, tourist and traveller behaviour is currently not acknowledged as an important sector within the development of climate policy. Whilst tourists may be increasingly aware of potential impacts on climate change there is evidence that most are unwilling to modify their actual behaviours. Influencing individual behaviour in tourism and informing effective governance is therefore an essential part of climate change mitigation. This significant volume is the first to explore the psychological and social factors that may contribute to and inhibit sustainable change in the context of tourist and traveller behaviour. It draws on a range of disciplines to offer a critical review of the psychological understandings and behavioural aspects of climate change and tourism mobilities, in addition to governance and policies based upon psychological, behavioural and social mechanisms. It therefore provides a more informed understanding of how technology, infrastructure and cost distribution can be developed in order to reach stronger mitigation goals whilst ensuring that resistance from consumers for socio-psychological reasons are minimized. Written by leading academics from a range of disciplinary backgrounds and regions this ground breaking volume is essential reading for all those interested in the effective governance of tourism’s contribution to climate change now and in the future.

Author : Dominik Enste
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 33,22 MB
Release : 2021
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ISBN : 9783602456475

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Protecting the climate is one of the greatest challenges our society is currently facing. In view of the heated political and social discussions surrounding this topic, the question naturally arises as to whether behavioral-economic insights can be used to sensitize German society to the dangers of climate change and to motivate it towards more sustainability. The field of behavioral economics provides empirical evidence of psychological factors that influence and even hinder sustainable behavior, ultimately leading to a gap between the will to act sustainably and actual behavior. Cognitive barriers, different social factors and group affiliations result in a complex system of diverse behavioral patterns, environmental attitudes, needs and expectations that must be considered when designing environmental policy instruments. People can be motivated to behave more ecologically without restricting their freedom of choice by the intelligent and effective use of green nudges rather than prohibitions. Identifying an effective, target-group-specific and ethical policy for counteracting climate change and encouraging more sustainable behavior requires an interdisciplinary approach combining behavioral-economic empiricism with ethical insights.

Author : Lucia A. Reisch
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 40,41 MB
Release : 2015-02-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1783471271

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This Handbook compiles the state of the art of current research on sustainable consumption from the world�s leading experts in the field. The implementation of sustainable consumption presents one of the greatest challenges and opportunities we are fac

Author : Elizabeth Deakin
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 47,27 MB
Release : 2019-10-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 0128151684

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Transportation, Land Use, and Environmental Planning examines the practices and policies linking transportation, land use and environmental planning needed to achieve a healthy environment, thriving economy, and more equitable and inclusive society. It assesses best practices for improving the performance of city and regional transportation systems, looking at such issues as public transit and non-motorized travel investments, mixed use and higher density urban development, radically transformed vehicles, and transportation systems. The book lays out the growing need for greater integration of transportation, land use, and environmental planning, looking closely at changing demographic needs, public health concerns, housing affordability, equity, and livability. In addition, strategies for achieving these desired outcomes are presented, including urban design and land use planning, regional and corridor-level transit plans, bike and pedestrian improvements, demand management strategies, and emerging technologies and services. The final part of the book examines implementation challenges, considering lessons from the US and around the globe at both local and regional levels. Introduces never-before-published research Offers best practices for transit, cycling, urban design and housing provision Assesses emerging developments, such as smart cities, new vehicle technologies, automated highways and transportation sharing Examines the institutional and political dimensions of sustainability planning at the urban and regional levels Utilizes case studies from around the world that show alternative ways forward