Does Car Sharing Contribute to Urban Sustainability from User-Motivation Perspectives?

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dc.contributor.authorMavlutova, Inese
dc.contributor.authorKuzmina, Jekaterina
dc.contributor.authorUvarova, Inga
dc.contributor.authorAtstāja, Dzintra
dc.contributor.authorLesinskis, Kristaps
dc.contributor.authorMikelsone, Elina
dc.contributor.authorBrizga, Janis
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-24T12:45:01Z
dc.date.available2021-09-24T12:45:01Z
dc.date.issued2021-10-01
dc.descriptionFunding Information: Funding: The paper was funded by Latvian Council of Science, the project ”The Impact of COVID-19 on Sustainable Consumption Behaviours and Circular Economy” (Nr. lzp-2020/2-0317). Publisher Copyright: © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
dc.description.abstractMobility, its current state and development perspectives in the future creates challenges with respect to sustainability, the first of which is the uncontrolled increase in greenhouse gas emissions in the last few decades, while road transport is one of the “sinners” creating long-term negative impact. The second is the dominance of car travel and car usage in the passenger transportation segment before the latest COVID-19 pandemic accelerated environmental problems. Although recent trends show new, greener patterns in consumption, there is still a relatively low share of consumers acknowledging the importance of sustainable and green preferences. This research study aims to investigate car sharing from users’ perspectives and to determine the most significant factors influencing their choice of sharing services to ensure upscaling of car sharing and, thus, contribute to urban sustainability. This research study contributes to the overall scientific discussion on car sharing and its role within urban sustainability, particularly with the following: (1) deeper investigation of car sharing and its users motivation perspectives in Latvia; (2) analyses of the most significant motivational factors for car-sharing users and aspects of sustainability; and (3) the insight into the generational differences triggering a number of car-sharing users. The existing and potential users of car sharing were surveyed in order to determine the motivational factors for its usage and attitudes towards it. Socio-demographic variables in statistical analysis were used to identify economic and environmental factors that meaningfully influence the choice of car-sharing services. The results of this study can support further development in new car-sharing business models and the value proposition for consumers in Latvia, as well as preparing policy recommendations on the promotion of sustainable transport. These findings are also useful to academics for the investigation of recent trends in car sharing during the COVID-19 pandemic.en
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
dc.format.extent1141413
dc.identifier.citationMavlutova, I, Kuzmina, J, Uvarova, I, Atstāja, D, Lesinskis, K, Mikelsone, E & Brizga, J 2021, 'Does Car Sharing Contribute to Urban Sustainability from User-Motivation Perspectives?', Sustainability, vol. 13, no. 19, 10588. https://doi.org/10.3390/su131910588
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su131910588
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
dc.identifier.otherMendeley: a16e276e-7cc8-3012-97fe-26321504ab64
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.rsu.lv/jspui/handle/123456789/6438
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85115812995&partnerID=8YFLogxK
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofSustainability
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectcar sharing;
dc.subjecturban sustainability
dc.subjectsustainable transportation
dc.subjectuser’s motivation;
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subject1.5 Earth and related Environmental sciences
dc.subject2.1 Civil engineering
dc.subject2.7 Environmental engineering
dc.subject1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database
dc.subjectSDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
dc.subjectSDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
dc.titleDoes Car Sharing Contribute to Urban Sustainability from User-Motivation Perspectives?en
dc.type/dk/atira/pure/researchoutput/researchoutputtypes/contributiontojournal/article

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