Transport mode choice among off-campus students in a hilly environment: the case of Aizawl, India

• Autorzy: Saitluanga Benjamin L. , Hmangaihzela Lal

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.20858/tp.2022.17.3.14

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

In recent years, the transport mode choice of students of higher educational institutions has become a subject of increasing interest. Investigating the modal choice of students, who form a considerable section of the population, is crucial for sustainable urban transport planning and understanding the quality of life of students. Reviews of previous studies have indicated that hilly cities in less developed countries are neglected in transportation studies. The present paper investigates the travel behaviour of non-local, off-campus college students in Aizawl – a fast-growing hilly city in northeast India. The study found that transport mode choices are influenced by interrelated factors, including socio-economic background, demographic, availability of transport mode and location of housing. It was also found that walking and public buses are the most preferred modes of commuting among the studied college students. Female students who rent houses near their colleges are more likely to walk than their male counterparts. On the other hand, male students belonging to high-income families tended to travel by private vehicles from their residences, which are located relatively far away from colleges. The study argues for the enhancement of the intake capacity of residential hostels inside the campus to improve the growing transport problem of off-campus students in the city.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

transport mode choice; off-campus students; hilly terrain; multinomial logistic regression

PL

wybór środka transportu; studenci spoza kampusu; teren pagórkowaty; wielomianowa regresja logistyczna

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo Politechniki Śląskiej
• Czasopismo: Transport Problems
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: T. 17, z. 3
• Strony: 163--172
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 33 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Saitluanga Benjamin L.

• Mizoram University, Department of Geography & Resource Management; Aizawl, Mizoram, India

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6626-5325

autor

Hmangaihzela Lal

• Mizoram University, Department of Geography & Resource Management; Aizawl, Mizoram, India

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8323-5515

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Uwagi

PL

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023).