"I HAVE CHILDREN AND THUS I DRIVE": PERCEPTIONS AND MOTIVATIONS OF MODAL CHOICE AMONG SUBURBAN COMMUTING MOTHER

PERCEPTIONS AND MOTIVATIONS OF MODAL CHOICE AMONG SUBURBAN COMMUTING MOTHERS

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https://doi.org/10.18055/Finis16035

Abstract

The aim of this study is to understand the modal choice of mothers who commute to a suburban destination. The analysis, takes into account trips related to all daily activities they are engaged in, and not just the commuting. However, the fact of having an intermunicipal trip to work is crucial since it conditions other travels. Using 15 in-depth interviews, we focus on feelings, perceptions and beliefs expressed by the respondents about their regular modal choice and the existing transportation alternatives. All participants commute to a suburban activity node in the Barcelona Metropolitan Region (Spain). Understanding the experience of this particular population segment may be useful to policymakers in creating effective programs and policies aimed at replacing car usage with more sustainable modes of transport.

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Monika Maciejewska, Geography Department, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Monika Maciejewska is PhD candidate at Research Group on Mobility, Transport and Territory (GEMOTT) in the Geography Department at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. She works on Daily Mobility Patterns from a gender perspective, especially seeking to understand the conditioning factors of female travel behavior. She has conducted research in Department of Geography & GIS at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA) and at York University (Canada)

Carme Miralles-Guasch, Geography Department, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Dr. Carme Miralles-Guasch is full Professor in Human Geography (Head Department) and Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. She is a principal investigator in research projects on mobility, transport and city, and member of various consultative bodies including The Council for Mobility of Catalonia, the Barcelona Mobility Pact, the Expert Group on Housing (Catalonia) and the Andalusian Observatory on Urban Planning. She was a member of the Spanish Parliament 2000–2004 and member of its Committee on Infrastructures and Housing as well as director of the Barcelona Institute of Regional and Metropolitan Studies.

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2019-05-10

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Maciejewska, M., & Miralles-Guasch, C. (2019). "I HAVE CHILDREN AND THUS I DRIVE": PERCEPTIONS AND MOTIVATIONS OF MODAL CHOICE AMONG SUBURBAN COMMUTING MOTHER: PERCEPTIONS AND MOTIVATIONS OF MODAL CHOICE AMONG SUBURBAN COMMUTING MOTHERS. Finisterra, 54(110), 55–74. https://doi.org/10.18055/Finis16035

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Vol. 54 No. 110 (2019)

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