Changing Commuter Travel Behavior: Employer-Initiated Strategies
dc.contributor.author | Kearney, Anne R. | |
dc.contributor.author | De Young, Raymond | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-04-29T07:06:45Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-04-29T07:06:45Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1996 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Kearney, A. R. & R. De Young (1995-1996), "Changing commuter travel behavior: Employer-initiated strategies." Journal of Environmental Systems, 24, 4, 373-393 <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/83700> | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0047-2433 (Print) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1541-3802 (Online) | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/83700 | |
dc.description | Online Date: Thursday, February 19, 2004 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Commuter travel has certain features that make it potentially more responsive to interventions than other types of travel. However, from the perspective of the employer attempting to implement a trip reduction program, it is often difficult to determine what type of intervention (or combination of interventions) would be most effective. This article reviews the literature on strategies for changing commuter behavior, with a focus on techniques that an employer might use (i.e., rather than a focus on physical or regulatory barriers to non-conserving behavior). Behavior change strategies are organized into three categories: informational approaches, positive motivational approaches, and coercive approaches. In general, research in commuter behavior change has focused on the application of external, tangible motivation (e.g., financial incentives or disincentives) to the exclusion of self-initiated, less tangible factors (e.g., commitment and self-monitoring techniques). The implications of this bias are discussed along with suggestions for future research. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA Project No. CX-820479-01-0) and the Global Change Program at the Oak Ridge Associated Universities, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Health and Environmental Research, Atmospheric and Climatic Research Division. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Baywood Publishing Company | en_US |
dc.subject | Environmental Psychology | en_US |
dc.subject | Behavior Change | en_US |
dc.subject | Commuter | en_US |
dc.subject | Motivation | en_US |
dc.subject | Demand Management | en_US |
dc.title | Changing Commuter Travel Behavior: Employer-Initiated Strategies | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Natural Resources and Environment | |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Science | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Natural Resources and Environment, School of | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationumcampus | Ann Arbor | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/83700/1/Kearney_&_De_Young_(1996)_Changing_Commuter_Travel_Behavior,_JES,_24,_4,_373-393.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.2190/L2NP-8AQM-FJRG-GRPV | |
dc.identifier.source | Journal of Environmental Systems | en_US |
dc.description.filedescription | Description of Kearney_&_De_Young_(1996)_Changing_Commuter_Travel_Behavior,_JES,_24,_4,_373-393.pdf : Main article | |
dc.owningcollname | Environment and Sustainability, School for (SEAS/SNRE) |
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