Guzman, Luis A;
Arellana, Julian;
Oviedo, Daniel;
Castaño Herrera, Daniela;
Sarmiento, Olga L;
(2023)
Lifting urban mobility for the poor: Cable-cars, travel satisfaction and subjective well-being.
Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
, 119
, Article 103765. 10.1016/j.trd.2023.103765.
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Abstract
Studies on travel and life satisfaction in vulnerable Global South contexts are scarce. This paper contributes by addressing how travel satisfaction, neighborhood satisfaction, and social capital relate to life satisfaction among a low-income community in Bogotá (Colombia) as a case study. Building on the available literature, we propose six hypotheses to understand such relationships before and after a cable car implementation, considering control and treatment groups. We defined seven latent variables and three objective indicators. We tested the hypotheses using a multiple-cause multiple-indicator modeling approach, which allowed us to identify how the comprehensive cable car intervention impacts perceptions and life satisfaction. Results showed that the principal factors associated with life satisfaction were neighborhood satisfaction as well as leisure activity participation, while travel time and transport affordability had negative effects. Positive changes in satisfaction regarding the travel experience can trigger significant improvements in life satisfaction in low-income communities in Latin America.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Lifting urban mobility for the poor: Cable-cars, travel satisfaction and subjective well-being |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.trd.2023.103765 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2023.103765 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Development Planning Unit |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10173128 |
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