IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jsusta/v15y2023i20p15171-d1265621.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Co-evolution of Smart Small Vehicles and Human Spatial Experiences: Case Study on Battery-Sharing Electric Two-Wheelers Experiment

Author

Listed:
  • Chun-Chen Chou

    (Department of Civil Engineering, Division of Global Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka 5650871, Japan)

  • Kento Yoh

    (Department of Civil Engineering, Division of Global Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka 5650871, Japan)

  • Shotaro Hirokawa

    (Department of Civil Engineering, Division of Global Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka 5650871, Japan)

  • Kenji Doi

    (Department of Civil Engineering, Division of Global Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka 5650871, Japan)

Abstract

Small-format mobility services have been introduced in many cities to promote sustainable urban development. In some cities, these services are primarily seen as entertainment rather than significant transport modes. Research has studied the roles of experiential/hedonic and functional/instrumental motivations in users’ adoption intent for such services. However, there is still a limited understanding of how actual spatial experiences of mobility travels shape travel behaviors. This study explores the role of spatial experience in mobility travels. Specifically, the research question revolves around whether better spatial knowledge leads to better spatial experiences, thereby satisfying users’ functional/instrumental and experiential/hedonic values for mobility trips. Additionally, we examine how spatial knowledge affects travel behaviors regarding trip chaining and vehicle charging. To assess road users’ spatial knowledge, we use sketch maps to examine changes after three months of using battery-sharing two-wheelers. A mixed-methods approach and multiple data sources are employed to provide deeper insights, including sketch maps, questionnaire surveys on attitudes, and a panel data analysis on activity-travel patterns. The results indicate that spatial experience significantly influences perceived values and, consequently, travel behaviors. Improved knowledge leads to greater satisfaction with mobility travel. Furthermore, an interaction effect is found between cognitive distance and cognitive direction concerning users’ satisfaction with the driving range and charging issues of electric vehicles.

Suggested Citation

  • Chun-Chen Chou & Kento Yoh & Shotaro Hirokawa & Kenji Doi, 2023. "Co-evolution of Smart Small Vehicles and Human Spatial Experiences: Case Study on Battery-Sharing Electric Two-Wheelers Experiment," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(20), pages 1-27, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:20:p:15171-:d:1265621
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/20/15171/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/20/15171/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Binswanger, Mathias, 2006. "Why does income growth fail to make us happier?: Searching for the treadmills behind the paradox of happiness," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier, vol. 35(2), pages 366-381, April.
    2. Florian Schneider & Danique Ton & Lara-Britt Zomer & Winnie Daamen & Dorine Duives & Sascha Hoogendoorn-Lanser & Serge Hoogendoorn, 2021. "Trip chain complexity: a comparison among latent classes of daily mobility patterns," Transportation, Springer, vol. 48(2), pages 953-975, April.
    3. T. Arentze & H. Timmermans, 2005. "Representing mental maps and cognitive learning in micro-simulation models of activity-travel choice dynamics," Transportation, Springer, vol. 32(4), pages 321-340, July.
    4. Iris Vilnai-Yavetz & Anat Rafaeli, 2021. "Workspace Integration and Sustainability: Linking the Symbolic and Social Affordances of the Workspace to Employee Wellbeing," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(21), pages 1-22, October.
    5. Lars Marcus & Matteo Giusti & Stephan Barthel, 2016. "Cognitive affordances in sustainable urbanism: contributions of space syntax and spatial cognition," Journal of Urban Design, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(4), pages 439-452, July.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    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. Samuel Cameron & Mark Fox, 2011. "Half Full or Half Empty: The Economics of Work–Life Balance," Chapters, in: Samuel Cameron (ed.), Handbook on the Economics of Leisure, chapter 6, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    2. Zhang, Wen & Susilo, Yusak O. & Ahmad Termida, Nursitihazlin, 2016. "Investigating the interactions between travellers' familiar areas and their multi-day activity locations," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 53(C), pages 61-73.
    3. Mia B. Münster, 2024. "Adaptive Reuse: Atmospherics in Buildings Repurposed as Coffee Shops," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(4), pages 1-32, February.
    4. Mock, Mirijam & Omann, Ines & Polzin, Christine & Spekkink, Wouter & Schuler, Julia & Pandur, Vlad & Brizi, Ambra & Panno, Angelo, 2019. "“Something inside me has been set in motion”: Exploring the psychological wellbeing of people engaged in sustainability initiatives," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 160(C), pages 1-11.
    5. Binder, Martin & Witt, Ulrich, 2012. "A critical note on the role of the capability approach for sustainability economics," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier, vol. 41(5), pages 721-725.
    6. Sewoong Hwang & Zoonky Lee & Jonghyuk Kim, 2019. "Real-Time Pedestrian Flow Analysis Using Networked Sensors for a Smart Subway System," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(23), pages 1-16, November.
    7. Grimani, Katerina, 2014. "Labor earnings and Psychological well-being: An Empirical Analysis," MPRA Paper 57098, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    8. M. Hussain, 2014. "The Robustness of High Danish National Happiness: A Temporal Cross-Country Analysis of Population Subgroups," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 118(2), pages 759-774, September.
    9. Claude Fischer, 2008. "What wealth-happiness paradox? A short note on the American case," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 9(2), pages 219-226, June.
    10. Cherrier, Hélène, 2009. "Anti-consumption discourses and consumer-resistant identities," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 62(2), pages 181-190, February.
    11. Charalambous, Efrosini, 2023. "Neurourbanism and Neuroarchitecture: How can Cognitive Sciences Inform Design?," OSF Preprints 6f4uc, Center for Open Science.
    12. Diego Born & Victoria Colamarco & Enrique Delamónica & Alberto Minujín, 2019. "South American Children’s Quality of Life: Intra-Urban Disparities along Life-Cycle Indicators," Applied Research in Quality of Life, Springer;International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, vol. 14(3), pages 799-817, July.
    13. Johan Colding & Karl Samuelsson & Lars Marcus & Åsa Gren & Ann Legeby & Meta Berghauser Pont & Stephan Barthel, 2022. "Frontiers in Social–Ecological Urbanism," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(6), pages 1-18, June.
    14. Harsh Shah & Andre L. Carrel & Huyen T. K. Le, 2024. "Impacts of teleworking and online shopping on travel: a tour-based analysis," Transportation, Springer, vol. 51(1), pages 99-127, February.
    15. Tortia, Ermanno C., 2008. "Worker well-being and perceived fairness: Survey-based findings from Italy," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier, vol. 37(5), pages 2080-2094, October.
    16. Kayvan Karimi, 2023. "The Configurational Structures of Social Spaces: Space Syntax and Urban Morphology in the Context of Analytical, Evidence-Based Design," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(11), pages 1-23, November.
    17. Zidan Mao & Fangyu Liu & Ying Zhao, 2023. "Happy city for everyone: Generational differences in rural migrant workers’ leisure in urban China," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 60(16), pages 3252-3271, December.
    18. Kazagli, Evanthia & Bierlaire, Michel & Flötteröd, Gunnar, 2016. "Revisiting the route choice problem: A modeling framework based on mental representations," Journal of choice modelling, Elsevier, vol. 19(C), pages 1-23.
    19. Chiara Calastri & Romain Crastes dit Sourd & Stephane Hess, 2020. "We want it all: experiences from a survey seeking to capture social network structures, lifetime events and short-term travel and activity planning," Transportation, Springer, vol. 47(1), pages 175-201, February.
    20. Ulrich Witt, 2011. "Sustainability and the Problem of Consumption," Papers on Economics and Evolution 2011-16, Philipps University Marburg, Department of Geography.

    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:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:20:p:15171-:d:1265621. 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: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    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.