Builtl environments, travel attitudes and travel behavior: Residential self-selection or residential determination? A case study of Beijing, China

Tao Lin*

*Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    Referring to relationships among built environments, travel attitudes and travel behavior, previous studies addressing residential self-selection issue emphasize the notion that people with certain travel attitudes would self-select themselves into certain built environments to facilitate their travel preference. However, this is not the whole story; travel attitudes may also be significantly influenced by the built environments and partially mediate the influence from built environments to travel behavior. This is especially the case when residential self-selection process has not effectively worked out in matching the residential built environments and individual's travel attitudes, or when both the built environments and individual's travel attitudes, as well as their travel behaviors significantly and simultaneously change in a short period. China is such a typical region of where both the above situations happen. Using household activity-diary data collected in Beijing in 2011/2012, this study aims to contribute such an empirical case by exploring the specific mediation role of travel attitudes in the complex relationships among built environments, travel attitudes and travel behavior.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the 18th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, HKSTS 2013 - Travel Behaviour and Society
    PublisherHong Kong Society for Transportation Studies Limited
    Pages141-148
    Number of pages8
    ISBN (Print)9789881581426
    Publication statusPublished - Dec 2013
    Event18th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies on Travel Behaviour and Society, HKSTS 2013 - Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    Duration: 14 Dec 201316 Dec 2013

    Publication series

    NameProceedings of the International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, HKSTS - Travel Behaviour and Society

    Conference

    Conference18th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies on Travel Behaviour and Society, HKSTS 2013
    Country/TerritoryHong Kong
    CityHong Kong
    Period14/12/1316/12/13

    User-Defined Keywords

    • Built environments
    • Residential self-selection
    • Travel attitudes
    • Travel behavior

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