Open AccessMeasuring Commuters’ Behavior and Preference Towards Sustainable Mobility: Case Study of Suburban Context of Pathumthani, Thailand
Author(s) -
Pawinee Iamtrakul,
Jirawan Klaylee
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/897/1/012023
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , urbanization , preference , sustainable transport , sustainable development , transport engineering , environmental economics , business , environmental planning , geography , sustainability , economic growth , economics , engineering , political science , ecology , archaeology , law , biology , microeconomics
Urban mobility has been facing changing circumstances globally including congestion, air and noise pollution, climate change which search for alternatives to mitigate the influence of fossil fuels consumption, urbanization and the impacts of new technology. Cities are currently facing ever greater social challenges in respect of the environment, transport, health and social cohesion. Especially, suburban city context represents the commuting patterns behavior differs from the general populations. This study focuses on an analysis of the behavior and preference of commuters on mobility options in relation to the perspective of the development of energy-efficient systems of the future mobility choice. This study applied factor analysis with principal component method to identify the subjective factors based on travellers’ attitude and perception comparative with their current travel choices and recommend suitable measurements. The consideration of suburban context could then be determined together with demand management scheme in term of sustainable transport system in Pathumthani, Thailand as a pilot case for suburban regions.