Blar i TØI Vitenarkiv på tidsskrift "Sustainability"
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Addressing the Linkages between Gender and Transport in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-08-22)The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) specifies gender equality and sustainable development as their two central priorities. An area of critical importance for sustainable and gender-fair development is mobility and ... -
Assessing the Willingness to Use Personal e-Transporters (PeTs): Results from a Cross-National Survey in Nine European Cities
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-31)In the last few years, there has been a strong increase in the interest in and usage of so-called “Personal e-Transporters” (PeTs), also referred to as micro-mobility devices. Empirical research on the usage of PeTs as a ... -
Behavioural Profiling of Cycling and Walking in Nine European Cities
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-01-20)To ensure cities’ livability, a significant modal shift from car use towards more sustainable modes of transportation, such as walking and cycling, is required. To establish such a modal shift, a better understanding is ... -
Crossing borders and expanding modal shift measures: effects on mode choice and emissions from freight transport in the Nordics
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-24)Considering the underachievement on modal shift and environmental objectives for freight transport, scholars and policy makers recurrently ask how more road freight can be shifted to rail and waterborne transport. The ... -
How and why does intra-metropolitan workplace location affect car commuting?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-02-24)This paper illuminates important causal processes that can explain differences between central, semi-central and suburban workplaces in commuting distances and modes. Its empirical base is qualitative interview material ... -
The Norwegian Vehicle Electrification Policy and Its Implicit Price of Carbon
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-01-28)The rapid market uptake of battery and hybrid electric cars in Norway is unparalleled. We examine the fiscal policy instruments behind this development. In essence, the Norwegian policy consists in taxing internal combustion ... -
Testing the effect of hedge height on perceived safety-a landscape design intervention
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-04-30)Access to safe, green urban environments is important for quality of life in cities. The objective of this study is to explore the impact of a safety-enhancing landscape design measure on visitors’ experiences in an urban ... -
Trust and Sharing in Online Environments. A Comparative Study of Different Groups of Norwegian Car Sharers
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04-08)Though multiple studies have explored the phenomenon of car sharing, very few have indulged into exploring how different forms of trust varies between users of different business models. We address this research gap through ... -
Understanding the Geographies of Transport and Cultural Heritage: Comparing Two Urban Development Programs in Oslo
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-05-26)This paper elaborates on how policies and strategies for sustainable urban development can be understood and shows how development programs can be strategically important and flexible tools in the creation of the modern ...