Residence locations and mobility tool ownership during the life course

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2006Type
- Working Paper
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Abstract
Long-term mobility of people involves on the one hand decisions about their residential locations and the corresponding moves. At the same time the places of education and employment play an important role. On the other hand the ownership of mobility tools, such as cars and different public transport season tickets are complementary elements in this process, which also bind substantial resources. These two aspects of mobility behaviour are closely connected to one another. A longitudinal perspective on these relationships is available from people’s life courses, which link different dimensions of life together. Besides the personal and familial history locations of residence, education and employment as well as the ownership of mobility tools can be taken into account. These life course dimensions are usually not independent from one another. Events in one area are frequently connected to changes in other areas. At the same time this longitudinal approach provides the possibility to observe developments over time. Show more
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https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-a-005240063Publication status
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Arbeitsberichte Verkehrs- und RaumplanungVolume
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ETH, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, IVT, Institut für Verkehrsplanung und TransportsystemeSubject
TRAVELLER BEHAVIOUR (TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC); TRANSPORT STATISTICS + TRAFFIC CENSUS (TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC); SWITZERLAND (CENTRAL EUROPE). SWISS CONFEDERATION; SCHWEIZ (MITTELEUROPA). SCHWEIZERISCHE EIDGENOSSENSCHAFT; VERKEHRSVERHALTEN DER BEVÖLKERUNG (VERKEHR UND TRANSPORT); VERKEHRSSTATISTIK + VERKEHRSZÄHLUNG (VERKEHR UND TRANSPORT); SPATIAL MOBILITY (GEOGRAPHY); RÄUMLICHE MOBILITÄT (GEOGRAFIE)Organisational unit
02610 - Inst. f. Verkehrspl. u. Transportsyst. / Inst. Transport Planning and Systems03521 - Axhausen, Kay W. / Axhausen, Kay W.
02226 - NSL - Netzwerk Stadt und Landschaft / NSL - Network City and Landscape
02655 - Netzwerk Stadt und Landschaft D-ARCH
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