Intra-household decisions and the impact of the built environment on activity-travel behavior: A review of the literature

Hu, Yang; van Wee, G.P.; Ettema, Dick

doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2022.103485

Intra-household decisions and the impact of the built environment on activity-travel behavior

Title

Intra-household decisions and the impact of the built environment on activity-travel behavior: A review of the literature

Author

Hu, Yang (Universiteit Utrecht)
van Wee, G.P. (TU Delft Transport and Logistics)
Ettema, Dick (Universiteit Utrecht)

Date

2023

Abstract

Featuring the most direct and closest social relationships, the household plays a crucial role in influencing an individual's wants, needs, and behavior. However, the role of intra-household decisions in the connection between the built environment and activity-travel behavior has not been systematically analyzed. This paper adds to the literature by: (1) proposing a conceptual framework explaining how intra-household decisions are related to activity-travel behavior, the built environment, and attitudes; (2) synthesizing the current literature on this topic; and (3) identifying gaps in the literature and suggesting avenues for future research. In particular, we focus on the relationships between intra-household decisions and (changes in) travel attitudes, residential self-selection, and residential dissonance. Based on the results of the literature review, we found that very few studies have explored the extent to which the residential built environment meets and satisfies the travel needs and preferences of different household members, and how these contribute to different activity-travel behaviors. As attitudes may vary over time, capturing changes in attitudes and activity-travel behavior of different members of a household during and after residential relocation is recommended for future research to understand the role of intra-household decisions in the relationship between attitudes, built environment, and activity-travel behavior.

Subject

Activity-travel behavior
Built environment
Conceptual model
Intra-household decisions
Travel-related attitudes

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2022.103485

ISSN

0966-6923

Source

Journal of Transport Geography, 106

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