{"title":"Exploring impacts of perceived and actual air pollution on commuters’ mode choice","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.trd.2024.104359","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Since people’s decisions are usually based on their perception, Air Pollution Perception (APP) can affect travel mode changes. This research examines the effects of APP and actual air pollution on commuters’ mode choice by developing a hybrid choice model. During a cross-sectional survey in Karaj, the fourth most populous city in Iran, 768 valid questionnaires were gathered including 2795 trips. The results show that APP had a negative effect on choosing public transit. Moreover, the findings indicate that commuters are more likely to use their cars when they feel less in control over air pollution. The findings may be useful in planning policies to manage people’s perception of air pollution in order to make public transit more desirable for car commuters, especially in polluted urban areas.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":23277,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part D-transport and Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":7.3000,"publicationDate":"2024-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Transportation Research Part D-transport and Environment","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S136192092400316X","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Since people’s decisions are usually based on their perception, Air Pollution Perception (APP) can affect travel mode changes. This research examines the effects of APP and actual air pollution on commuters’ mode choice by developing a hybrid choice model. During a cross-sectional survey in Karaj, the fourth most populous city in Iran, 768 valid questionnaires were gathered including 2795 trips. The results show that APP had a negative effect on choosing public transit. Moreover, the findings indicate that commuters are more likely to use their cars when they feel less in control over air pollution. The findings may be useful in planning policies to manage people’s perception of air pollution in order to make public transit more desirable for car commuters, especially in polluted urban areas.
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Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment focuses on original research exploring the environmental impacts of transportation, policy responses to these impacts, and their implications for transportation system design, planning, and management. The journal comprehensively covers the interaction between transportation and the environment, ranging from local effects on specific geographical areas to global implications such as natural resource depletion and atmospheric pollution.
We welcome research papers across all transportation modes, including maritime, air, and land transportation, assessing their environmental impacts broadly. Papers addressing both mobile aspects and transportation infrastructure are considered. The journal prioritizes empirical findings and policy responses of regulatory, planning, technical, or fiscal nature. Articles are policy-driven, accessible, and applicable to readers from diverse disciplines, emphasizing relevance and practicality. We encourage interdisciplinary submissions and welcome contributions from economically developing and advanced countries alike, reflecting our international orientation.
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