scholarly journals Hypermobile Business and Leisure Lifestyles, will wellbeing concerns stimulate environmental co benefits

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott A. Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Behavioural Change ◽  
Travel Behaviour ◽  
Air Travel ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Mobility Patterns ◽  
Business Travel ◽  
Personal Consequences ◽  
High Emission ◽  
Personal Wellbeing

This chapter examines the negative consequences for individuals who undertake leisure-motivated lifestyle mobilities or frequent business travel, and considers these movements in light of their potentially differing impacts on climate change. It explores the question of whether adherents of hypermobile lifestyles will be willing to change their mobility patterns based on negative personal consequences. This is a crucial question to ask as the literature suggests that the hypermobile are largely unwilling to change their travel behaviour for environmental reasons alone. The potential for behaviour change based on concerns over wellbeing is instead examined, and it is concluded that while some forms of leisure-motivated lifestyle mobility may entail less high-emission movement, it is unlikely that concern over lifestyle mobilities’ personal consequences will lead to behavioural change. In contrast, it is within frequent business travel, which tends to require frequent air travel (with its concomitant higher emissions), where the consequences of this hypermobility can entail severe physiological costs, that the most leverage for behavioural change based on concerns over personal wellbeing exists. The chapter concludes that it is business- rather than leisure-motivated hypermobile lifestyles that present the most promising realm for achieving low carbon mobility transitions.

Influencing travel behaviour

2019 ◽  
pp. 107-130
Author(s):  
Stewart Barr ◽  
John Preston
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Behaviour Change ◽  
Social Marketing ◽  
Quantitative Study ◽  
Behavioural Change ◽  
Travel Behaviour ◽  
Air Travel ◽  
The Other ◽  
Car Travel

As travel planning’s theoretical underpinnings have broadened from engineering and economics to embrace psychology and sociology, an emphasis has been placed on social marketing and nudge theory. It is argued that this is consistent with a neo-liberal trend towards governing from a distance. Using two case studies, one a qualitative study of reducing short-haul air travel, the other a quantitative study of attempts to reduce local car travel, it is found that actual behaviour change is limited. This seems to arise because behavioural change has been too narrowly defined and overly identified with personal choice.

scholarly journals From mobility patterns to behavioural change: leveraging travel behaviour and personality profiles to nudge for sustainable transportation

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evangelia Anagnostopoulou ◽  
Jasna Urbančič ◽  
Efthimios Bothos ◽  
Babis Magoutas ◽  
Luka Bradesko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Behavioural Change ◽  
Travel Behaviour ◽  
Sustainable Transportation ◽  
Personality Profiles ◽  
Mobility Patterns

Business Travel GHG Emissions Analysis: Factors, Tools, and Cases for Calculating GHG Emissions and Setting Science-Based Targets for Organizations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria McCain ◽  
Allison Dowd ◽  
Dan Salzer ◽  
Erin Toothaker ◽  
Shengyin Xu
Keyword(s):  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Air Travel ◽  
Business Travel ◽  
Working Paper ◽  
Travel Restrictions ◽  
Improved Accuracy ◽  
Global Travel ◽  
Over Time

Air travel is an increasing source of global GHG emissions, yet still many organizations have struggled to reduce business travel activity. Originating out of the COVID-19 pandemic and global travel restrictions, this working paper is part of a series addressing business travel reduction opportunities. This paper discusses how various organizations can and have conducted GHG emissions measurement on air travel, set science-based reduction targets, and improved accuracy and efficiency of data over time.

scholarly journals Greenhouse gas emissions profiles of neighbourhoods in Durban, South Africa – an initial investigation

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 191-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meryl Jagarnath ◽  
Tirusha Thambiran
Keyword(s):  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Emissions Inventory ◽  
High Emission ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Reduce Emissions ◽  
The City

Because current emissions accounting approaches focus on an entire city, cities are often considered to be large emitters of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, with no attention to the variation within them. This makes it more difficult to identify climate change mitigation strategies that can simultaneously reduce emissions and address place-specific development challenges. In response to this gap, a bottom-up emissions inventory study was undertaken to identify high emission zones and development goals for the Durban metropolitan area (eThekwini Municipality). The study is the first attempt at creating a spatially disaggregated emissions inventory for key sectors in Durban. The results indicate that particular groups and economic activities are responsible for more emissions, and socio-spatial development and emission inequalities are found both within the city and within the high emission zone. This is valuable information for the municipality in tailoring mitigation efforts to reduce emissions and address development gaps for low-carbon spatial planning whilst contributing to objectives for social justice.

The Energy Management of Chinese Tourist Hotel under the Background of Low-Carbon Economy

2014 ◽  
Vol 986-987 ◽  
pp. 597-600
Author(s):  
Fei Long Liu
Keyword(s):  
Energy Management ◽  
Management Training ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Scientific Concept ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Remote Monitoring System ◽  
High Emission ◽  
High Pollution ◽  
Carbon Economy

Tourist hotel is a “high energy consumption high emission high pollution” industry. So it is of great realistic significance of strengthening Chinese tourist hotel energy management under the background of low carbon economy. Aiming at the main problems of energy management of Chinese tourist hotel, we should begin from the following several aspects: First,To establish a scientific concept of hotel energy management and combine energy management training and assessment closely;The second is to build and improve energy management system and strengthen scientific and effective implement;The third is to establish a sound mechanism of hotel computer remote monitoring system to achieve hotel energy management information and automation.

scholarly journals People-Centred Approach for ICT Tools Supporting Energy Efficient and Healthy Behaviour in Buildings

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Tisov ◽  
Dan Podjed ◽  
Simona D’Oca ◽  
Jure Vetršek ◽  
Eric Willems ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Use ◽  
Behavioural Change ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Feedback Systems ◽  
Horizon 2020 ◽  
Awareness Campaigns ◽  
Ict Tools ◽  
Project Objectives

This paper attempts to alter a prevailing assumption that buildings use energy to an understanding that in fact, people use energy. Therefore, to successfully accelerate the transition to a low-carbon society and economy more emphasis should be on motivating people and increasing their awareness by making them energy conscious building users and therefore active players in the energy transition process. In this context, this paper provides insights from the Horizon 2020 MOBISTYLE project. It demonstrates research and development approaches, highlights the main project objectives, and presents findings of an ethnographic (qualitative) study of users’ habits, practices, and needs. The aim of the project is to motivate behavioural change by raising consumer awareness through the provision of attractive personalized information on user’s energy use, indoor environment and health, all enabled by an integrated information and communication technology (ICT) service. In this context, the anthropological people-centred approach is integrated into the MOBISTYLE approach putting users at the centre of the ICT tools development process. The main quantitative objective of the project is a reduction of energy use for at least 16 % prompted by the provision of combined information and feedback systems on energy, indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and health. The most relevant motivational factors and key performance indicators (KPIs) for encouraging a more energy conscious and healthy lifestyle were defined by means of a people-centred approach, adopting anthropological inquiries in different settings. Information about users’ lifestyles and their needs was collected in focus groups with potential users in five case studies, located in different European Union (EU) countries. Behaviour change is achieved through awareness campaigns, which encourage users to be pro-active about their energy consumption and to simultaneously improve health and well-being.

scholarly journals Does carbon pricing reduce air travel? Evidence from the Australian ‘Clean Energy Future’ policy, July 2012 to June 2014

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francis Markham ◽  
Martin Young ◽  
Arianne Reis ◽  
James Higham
Keyword(s):  
Travel Demand ◽  
Fuel Efficiency ◽  
Behavioural Change ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Carbon Price ◽  
Price Policy ◽  
Air Travel ◽  
Time Series Regression ◽  
Carbon Pricing ◽  
Future Policy

Aviation emissions are an important contributor to global climatic change. As growth in travel demand continues to outstrip improvements in the fuel efficiency of air travel, the aviation contribution to climate change is likely to grow substantially. Consequently, measures that effectively reduce travel demand are required if atmospheric carbon concentrations are to be limited. The efficacy of the Australian Clean Energy Future policy which placed a $23.00AUD (FY 2012) to $24.15 AUD (FY 2013) per tonne levy on carbon-dioxide equivalent emissions from July 2012 to June 2014 is tested. Specifically, time-series regression is used to estimate the effect of this carbon price policy on the level of domestic passenger kilometres flown in Australia, while adjusting for costs of production (i.e. fuel and labour costs), economic activity (i.e. gross domestic product), competitive effects (i.e. airline capacity), and exogenous shocks. There was no evidence that the carbon price reduced the level of domestic aviation in Australia. Carbon pricing measures may have to be levied at a greater rate to affect behavioural change, particularly given the limited potential for future aviation efficiency gains.

Air travel will rebound by 2023 amid structural shifts

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Air Travel ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Border Control ◽  
Online Retailing ◽  
Commercial Aviation ◽  
Business Travel ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Leisure Travel ◽  
National Governments ◽  
Structural Shifts

Significance While consumers are regaining confidence, demand for international air travel is stagnant as most countries have border control measures in place. The relaunch of commercial aviation is in the hands of national governments. Impacts Mandatory pre-flight screening will gradually disappear, replaced by a structured exchange of passengers’ health information data. Business travel will be at least 10-20% lower, and more remote working will blur distinctions between business and leisure travel. Traditional carriers will refocus their strategies on long-haul and online retailing while developing new capacity for cargo. Punctuality will lose relevance as new metrics are adopted to measure sanitisation and cabin cleanliness.

Knowledge Co production and Behavioural Change, Collaborative approaches for promoting low carbon mobility

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stewart Barr ◽  
Gareth Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Behavioural Change ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Productive Process ◽  
Emergent Literature ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Personal Travel

Behavioural change has become regarded as a key tool for policy makers to promote behavioural change that can reduce carbon emissions from personal travel. Yet academic research has suggested that promoting low carbon travel behaviours, in particular those associated with leisure and tourism practices, is particularly challenging because of the highly valued and conspicuous nature of the consumption involved. Accordingly, traditional top-down approaches to developing behavioural change campaigns have largely been ineffectual in this field and this chapter explores innovative ways to understand and develop behavioural change campaigns that are driven from the bottom upwards. In doing so, we draw on emergent literature from management studies and social marketing to explore how ideas of service dominant logic can be used to engage consumers in developing each stage of a behavioural change campaign. Using data and insights from research conducted in the south-east of the UK, we outline and evaluate the process for co-producing knowledge about low carbon travel and climate change. We illustrate how behavioural change campaign creation can be an engaging, lively and productive process of knowledge and experience sharing. The chapter ends by considering the role that co-production and co-creation can have in developing strategies for low carbon mobility and, more broadly, the ways in which publics understand and react to anthropogenic climate change.

Low Carbon Mobility, Urgent futures and radical transitions

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Higham ◽  
Debbie Hopkins
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Development ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Mobility Patterns ◽  
High Carbon ◽  
Transportation Emissions ◽  
Paris Climate Agreement ◽  
Transport Emissions

More people than ever before are moving more frequently and at accelerating speeds, often for shorter periods of time. These mobilities are largely dependent on unsustainable high-carbon technologies. The continued and accelerating growth of transportation emissions is attributed to changing mobility patterns among the high emitters of hypermobile developed societies, combined with the rapid development of high carbon intensity transport systems in emerging economies. Mitigation of transport emissions remains largely absent from the political agenda, despite growing recognition of the urgent need to address transportation emissions, because it is fundamentally incompatible with neoliberal ideals. The level of decarbonisation required to align regional and global transportation systems with the agreed targets of the Paris Climate Agreement (2015) has proved to be a particularly acute challenge. The Agreement recognises that radical and system-wide transitions toward low carbon mobility are urgently required. It is critically important that the varied social, cultural and geographic contexts of low carbon mobility transitions that are identified in Low Carbon Mobility Transitions are taken up and acted upon to inform the low carbon mobility transformations that are so obviously and urgently required. These insights must inform efforts to ensure the full accountability of transportation emissions, and to ensure that the INDCs that are outlined in the Paris Climate Agreement (2015) are upheld and achieved in full measure.

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