Bicycle commuting [electronic resource] / Eva Heinen.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Heinen, Eva, 1981-

Series:

Sustainable urban areas ; 43.

Sustainable urban areas, 1574-6410 ; 43

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bicycle commuting--Netherlands.

Bicycle commuting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (262 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : IOS Press, under the imprint Delft University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Cycling is cheaper, healthier and, in urban environments, often faster than other modes of transport. Nevertheless, many individuals do not cycle even for short distances. This publication aims to explain why commuters differ in their decisions as to whether or not to cycle. Results indicate that the individual (day-to-day) choice to commute by bicycle is affected by personal attitudes towards cycling to work, social norms, the work situation, weather conditions and trip characteristics. In addition, the book provides evidence that different groups of bicycle commuters exist: non-cyclists, par

Contents:

Title page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Commuting by bicycle: An overview of the literature; The effect of work-related factors on the bicycle commute mode choice in the Netherlands; The role of attitudes toward characteristics of bicycle commuting on the choice to cycle to work over various distances; The day-to-day choice to commute or not commute by bicycle; Similarities in attitudes and norms and the effect on bicycle commuting: Evidence from the bicycle cities Davis and Delft; Conclusions and discussion; Appendix A.1. Internet questionnaire part 1

Appendix A.2. Internet questionnaire part 2Samenvatting; Curriculum vitae

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Thesis (doctoral)--Technische Universiteit Delft, 2011.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

6613289841

1-283-28984-9

9786613289841

1-60750-772-2

OCLC:

756484753