Sustainable Mobility in Florianópolis: A Commuter-Based Empirical Investigation

27 Pages Posted: 23 Jan 2018

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Pietro Lanzini

Ca Foscari

Daniel Pinheiro

Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC)

Eduardo Jara

Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC)

Date Written: January 22, 2018

Abstract

Mobility in Brazil represents a crucial challenge for policy makers, given the economic, environmental and social problems that current patterns of transportation bear in densely populated urban areas. The research stems from the assumption that, since commuters play a key-role in driving the change towards innovative and environment-friendly mobility systems, a thorough understanding of the motives underpinning modal choice is a pre-requisite for the implementation of sound strategies and policies. The paper illustrates the preliminary results of an empirical investigation on modal choice on a sample of 436 commuters from the urban area of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina (Brazil). Policy implications for public authorities are presented, and avenues for future research are proposed.

Keywords: sustainable mobility; policy makers; commuters; travel mode choice

JEL Classification: M48

Suggested Citation

Lanzini, Pietro and Pinheiro, Daniel and Jara, Eduardo, Sustainable Mobility in Florianópolis: A Commuter-Based Empirical Investigation (January 22, 2018). Department of Management, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia Working Paper No. 2018 / 01, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3107297 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3107297

Pietro Lanzini (Contact Author)

Ca Foscari ( email )

San Giobbe, Cannaregio 873
Venice, Venice I-30121
Italy

Daniel Pinheiro

Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC) ( email )

Brazil

Eduardo Jara

Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC) ( email )

Brazil

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