IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/jotrge/v61y2017icp1-8.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Air travel for private purposes. An analysis of airport access, income and environmental concern in Switzerland

Author

Listed:
  • Bruderer Enzler, Heidi

Abstract

As air travel is considered a relevant area of action to mitigate climate change, it is important to know its determinants. The present study examines socio-demographic, spatial and attitudinal predictors of air travel for private purposes. The analyses are based on the Swiss Environmental Survey 2007 and a subsequent computation of the respondents' environmental impact, as well as spatial data.

Suggested Citation

  • Bruderer Enzler, Heidi, 2017. "Air travel for private purposes. An analysis of airport access, income and environmental concern in Switzerland," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 61(C), pages 1-8.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jotrge:v:61:y:2017:i:c:p:1-8
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2017.03.014
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966692316301016
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2017.03.014?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Piotr Rosik & Marcin Stepniak & Musial-Malagó, Monika, 2014. "- Road and railway potential accessibility of Poland in the European dimension," Working Papers 1403, SIET Società Italiana di Economia dei Trasporti e della Logistica.
    2. World Bank, 2015. "World Development Indicators 2015," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 21634.
    3. Prillwitz, Jan & Barr, Stewart, 2011. "Moving towards sustainability? Mobility styles, attitudes and individual travel behaviour," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 19(6), pages 1590-1600.
    4. Ornetzeder, Michael & Hertwich, Edgar G. & Hubacek, Klaus & Korytarova, Katarina & Haas, Willi, 2008. "The environmental effect of car-free housing: A case in Vienna," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 65(3), pages 516-530, April.
    5. Böhler, Susanne & Grischkat, Sylvie & Haustein, Sonja & Hunecke, Marcel, 2006. "Encouraging environmentally sustainable holiday travel," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 40(8), pages 652-670, October.
    6. Ottelin, Juudit & Heinonen, Jukka & Junnila, Seppo, 2014. "Greenhouse gas emissions from flying can offset the gain from reduced driving in dense urban areas," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 41(C), pages 1-9.
    7. Jeffrey M Wooldridge, 2010. "Econometric Analysis of Cross Section and Panel Data," MIT Press Books, The MIT Press, edition 2, volume 1, number 0262232588, April.
    8. Allcott, Hunt, 2011. "Social norms and energy conservation," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 95(9-10), pages 1082-1095, October.
    9. Claus Lassen, 2010. "Environmentalist in Business Class: An Analysis of Air Travel and Environmental Attitude," Transport Reviews, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(6), pages 733-751, February.
    10. S L Handy & D A Niemeier, 1997. "Measuring Accessibility: An Exploration of Issues and Alternatives," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 29(7), pages 1175-1194, July.
    11. Barr, Stewart & Shaw, Gareth & Coles, Tim & Prillwitz, Jan, 2010. "‘A holiday is a holiday’: practicing sustainability, home and away," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 18(3), pages 474-481.
    12. Piotr Rosik & Marcin Stepniak & Musial-Malagó, Monika, 2014. "- Road and railway potential accessibility of Poland in the European dimension," Working Papers 14_3, SIET Società Italiana di Economia dei Trasporti e della Logistica.
    13. Gallet, Craig A. & Doucouliagos, Hristos, 2014. "The income elasticity of air travel: A meta-analysis," Annals of Tourism Research, Elsevier, vol. 49(C), pages 141-155.
    14. Christian Holz-Rau & Joachim Scheiner & Kathrin Sicks, 2014. "Travel Distances in Daily Travel and Long-Distance Travel: What Role is Played by Urban Form?," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 46(2), pages 488-507, February.
    15. Juvan, Emil & Dolnicar, Sara, 2014. "The attitude–behaviour gap in sustainable tourism," Annals of Tourism Research, Elsevier, vol. 48(C), pages 76-95.
    16. Dickinson, Janet E. & Robbins, Derek & Lumsdon, Les, 2010. "Holiday travel discourses and climate change," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 18(3), pages 482-489.
    17. Cragg, John G, 1971. "Some Statistical Models for Limited Dependent Variables with Application to the Demand for Durable Goods," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 39(5), pages 829-844, September.
    18. Dargay, Joyce M. & Clark, Stephen, 2012. "The determinants of long distance travel in Great Britain," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 46(3), pages 576-587.
    19. Davison, Lisa & Ryley, Tim, 2013. "The relationship between air travel behaviour and the key life stages of having children and entering retirement," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 26(C), pages 78-86.
    20. Hares, Andrew & Dickinson, Janet & Wilkes, Keith, 2010. "Climate change and the air travel decisions of UK tourists," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 18(3), pages 466-473.
    21. Allcott, Hunt, 2011. "Social norms and energy conservation," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 95(9), pages 1082-1095.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Xiaoqian Sun & Sebastian Wandelt & Mark Hansen, 2020. "Airport Road Access at Planet Scale using Population Grid and Openstreetmap," Networks and Spatial Economics, Springer, vol. 20(1), pages 273-299, March.
    2. Dong, Qichen & Chen, Fanglin & Chen, Zhongfei, 2020. "Airports and air pollutions: Empirical evidence from China," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 99(C), pages 385-395.
    3. Jukka Heinonen & Michał Czepkiewicz, 2021. "Cities, Long-Distance Travel, and Climate Impacts," Urban Planning, Cogitatio Press, vol. 6(2), pages 228-231.
    4. Morton, Craig & Mattioli, Giulio, 2023. "Competition in Multi-Airport Regions: Measuring airport catchments through spatial interaction models," Journal of Air Transport Management, Elsevier, vol. 112(C).
    5. Junjun Zheng & Yi Cheng & Gang Ma & Xue Han & Liukai Yu, 2020. "Feasibility Analysis of Green Travel in Public Transportation: A Case Study of Wuhan," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(16), pages 1-22, August.
    6. Giulio Mattioli & Craig Morton & Joachim Scheiner, 2021. "Air Travel and Urbanity: The Role of Migration, Social Networks, Airport Accessibility, and ‘Rebound’," Urban Planning, Cogitatio Press, vol. 6(2), pages 232-245.
    7. Michał Czepkiewicz & Áróra Árnadóttir & Jukka Heinonen, 2019. "Flights Dominate Travel Emissions of Young Urbanites," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(22), pages 1-35, November.
    8. Czepkiewicz, Michał & Ottelin, Juudit & Ala-Mantila, Sanna & Heinonen, Jukka & Hasanzadeh, Kamyar & Kyttä, Marketta, 2018. "Urban structural and socioeconomic effects on local, national and international travel patterns and greenhouse gas emissions of young adults," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 68(C), pages 130-141.
    9. Aleksandra Colovic & Salvatore Gabriele Pilone & Katarina Kukić & Milica Kalić & Slavica Dožić & Danica Babić & Michele Ottomanelli, 2022. "Airport Access Mode Choice: Analysis of Passengers’ Behavior in European Countries," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(15), pages 1-23, July.
    10. Martin Thomas Falk & Eva Hagsten, 2021. "Characteristics of Middle European Holiday Highfliers," Urban Planning, Cogitatio Press, vol. 6(2), pages 246-256.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Michał Czepkiewicz & Áróra Árnadóttir & Jukka Heinonen, 2019. "Flights Dominate Travel Emissions of Young Urbanites," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(22), pages 1-35, November.
    2. Ottelin, Juudit & Heinonen, Jukka & Junnila, Seppo, 2014. "Greenhouse gas emissions from flying can offset the gain from reduced driving in dense urban areas," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 41(C), pages 1-9.
    3. Áróra Árnadóttir & Michał Czepkiewicz & Jukka Heinonen, 2019. "The Geographical Distribution and Correlates of Pro-Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors in an Urban Region," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(8), pages 1-29, April.
    4. Bäuerle, Max Juri, 2022. "Striving for low-carbon lifestyles: An analysis of the mobility patterns of different urban household types with regard to emissions reductions in a real-world lab experiment in Berlin," Discussion Papers, Research Group Digital Mobility and Social Differentiation SP III 2022-601, WZB Berlin Social Science Center.
    5. Melissa Nursey-Bray & Robert Palmer & Bridie Meyer-Mclean & Thomas Wanner & Cris Birzer, 2019. "The Fear of Not Flying: Achieving Sustainable Academic Plane Travel in Higher Education Based on Insights from South Australia," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(9), pages 1-22, May.
    6. Isabel Schrems & Paul Upham, 2020. "Cognitive Dissonance in Sustainability Scientists Regarding Air Travel for Academic Purposes: A Qualitative Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(5), pages 1-14, February.
    7. Beck, Ulrik & Bjerge, Benedikte, 2017. "Pro-poor Land Transfers and the Importance of Land Abundance and Ethnicity in The Gambia," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 99(C), pages 122-140.
    8. Brandsma, Jeroen S. & Blasch, Julia E., 2019. "One for all? – The impact of different types of energy feedback and goal setting on individuals’ motivation to conserve electricity," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 135(C).
    9. Große, Juliane & Olafsson, Anton Stahl & Carstensen, Trine Agervig & Fertner, Christian, 2018. "Exploring the role of daily “modality styles” and urban structure in holidays and longer weekend trips: Travel behaviour of urban and peri-urban residents in Greater Copenhagen," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 138-149.
    10. Schleich, Joachim & Alsheimer, Sven, 2022. "How much are individuals willing to pay to offset their carbon footprint? The role of information disclosure and social norms," Working Papers "Sustainability and Innovation" S10/2022, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI).
    11. Che-Wei Liu & Guodong (Gordon) Gao & Ritu Agarwal, 2019. "Unraveling the “Social” in Social Norms: The Conditioning Effect of User Connectivity," Information Systems Research, INFORMS, vol. 30(4), pages 1272-1295, April.
    12. Vesterberg, Mattias, 2017. "Heterogeneity in price responsiveness of electricity: Contract choice and the role of media coverage," Umeå Economic Studies 940, Umeå University, Department of Economics.
    13. Kuhn, Andreas & Schweri, Jürg & Wolter, Stefan C., 2022. "Local norms describing the role of the state and the private provision of training," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 75(C).
    14. Weigert, Andreas & Hopf, Konstantin & Günther, Sebastian A. & Staake, Thorsten, 2022. "Heat pump inspections result in large energy savings when a pre-selection of households is performed: A promising use case of smart meter data," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 169(C).
    15. Martin Thomas Falk & Eva Hagsten, 2021. "Characteristics of Middle European Holiday Highfliers," Urban Planning, Cogitatio Press, vol. 6(2), pages 246-256.
    16. Vivek Choudhary & Masha Shunko & Serguei Netessine & Seongjoon Koo, 2022. "Nudging Drivers to Safety: Evidence from a Field Experiment," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 68(6), pages 4196-4214, June.
    17. Brida, Juan Gabriel & Deidda, Manuela & Pulina, Manuela, 2014. "Tourism and transport systems in mountain environments: analysis of the economic efficiency of cableways in South Tyrol," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 36(C), pages 1-11.
    18. Schleich, Joachim & Alsheimer, Sven, 2024. "The relationship between willingness to pay and carbon footprint knowledge: Are individuals willing to pay more to offset their carbon footprint if they learn about its size and distance to the 1.5 °C," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 219(C).
    19. Jihyo Kim & Suhyeon Nam, 2021. "Do Household Time, Risk, and Social Preferences Affect Home Energy Retrofit Decisions in Korea?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(8), pages 1-18, April.
    20. Vásquez Lavin, Felipe & Barrientos, Manuel & Castillo, Álvaro & Herrera, Iván & Ponce Oliva, Roberto D., 2020. "Firewood certification programs: Key attributes and policy implications," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 137(C).

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:jotrge:v:61:y:2017:i:c:p:1-8. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-transport-geography .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.