Examining the changes in car ownership levels in the Greater Dublin Area between 2006 and 2011
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McGoldrick, P., Caulfield, B, Examining the changes in car ownership levels in the Greater Dublin Area between 2006 and 2011, Case Studies on Transport Policy, 2015, 229 - 237Download Item:
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to examine the changing nature of car
ownership in the
Greater Dublin Area (GDA) and to determine the character
istics of households most
likely to have changed their car ownership levels between 2006 a
nd 2011. The
analysis was carried out using the census data from 2006 and 2011.
A multinomial
logistic regression model in tandem with geographic information
system (GIS)
visualisation was used to examine the impact of a set of indi
vidual, household and
transport characteristics on average car ownership levels. T
he findings demonstrate
that the age of individuals, the year their household was const
ructed, residential
density and the mode of travel to work had an impact on the chang
e in car ownership
levels over the study period. Rail availability had signific
ant influence where there
was a decrease in average car ownership levels. However
, the impact of bus transport
on car ownership levels was less apparent. The study was set
against the background
of the worst economic recession in the history of the Irish
state and the impact this
had on the findings cannot be ignored. Nonetheless, by identifying househol
ds likely
to have changed their car ownership over the study period the finding
s may assist
policymakers in the future as they attempt to create transpor
t initiatives which will
encourage more sustainable travel modes.
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Author: CAULFIELD, BRIAN
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