The Role of Culture in Urban Travel Patterns
Quantitative Analyses of Urban Areas Based on Hofstede's Culture Dimensions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5933247 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ali Enes Dingil (0000-0002-7003-3268, University of Bologna, corresponding author), Federico Rupi (0000-0001-8404-5684, University of Bologna), Joerg Schweizer (0000-0003-2289-6111, University of Bologna), Žaneta Stasiškienė (0000-0001-6443-3049, Kaunas University of Technology), Kasra Aalipour (University of Bologna) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 227 |
| Publication date | 2019-07-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/socsci8080227 |
| OpenAlex | W2965968073 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 12 |
Introduction-culture is an interpretation code of societies, which may explain common preferences in a place. Prediction of alternative transport systems, which could be adopted in a city at peace can help urban transport planners and policy makers adjust urban environments in a more sustainable manner. This paper attempts to investigate the role of Hofstede's culture dimensions (HCD) on urban travel patterns in 87 urban areas and 41 countries. Analysis-this is the first, systematic analysis investigating the effect of culture on urban travel patterns with open source data from different urban areas around the world. The relationship between HCD and some urban travel patterns such as mode choices (individual transportation and public transportation), car ownership, and infrastructure accessibility (road infrastructure per capita) was demonstrated. In addition, the relationship between culture and some demographic indicators (population density and GDP per capita) closely associated with travel choices are checked. The relations between indicators were identified through correlations and regression models, and calibrated to quantify the relation between indicators. Results and Conclusions-good correlation values between Hofstede's fundamental culture dimension: individualism/collectivism (IND/COL) and urban travel patterns were demonstrated with a reasonably good fit. The analysis showed that countries with higher individualism build more individualistic transport-related environments, which in turn result in more driving. On the other hand, collective nations tend to use more public transportation. There is significant evidence that, in the case of nations, an increase in tree culture dimensions: collectivism, uncertainty, and masculinity, results in greater usage of public transport
Car ownership · Collectivism · Economic geography · Economics · Geography · Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory · Individualism · Per capita · Political science · Population · Public transport · Social science · Sociology · Uncertainty avoidance · Urban planning · Demography · Economic and Environmental Valuation · Transportation Planning and Optimization · Urban Transport and Accessibility · Ecology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,43 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |