Abstract
A questionnaire survey was conducted with 1475 urban residents in the east region of China to explore the impact of household heterogeneity factors on the green travel behavior of urban residents. The green travel behavior was divided into practice-based and promotion-based green travel behavior, and the results showed that variables including gender, age, educational background, household monthly income, amount of cars, professional status, positional tiers and housing ownership were correlated with both of the two types of green travel behavior significantly. Variables that included having elderly family members or not, having children or not, and position level were only correlated with practice-based green travel behavior significantly. Moreover, the study found that the variables female, elderly and young, highly educated, low-income, low professional status, low positional tiers, low positional status, house-renting, not having elderly family members or children and having fewer cars had a significantly positive impact on green travel behavior.
Highlights
With the rapid expansion of urbanization and urban mechanization, Chinese car ownership is growing in intensity and, a series of problems, such as urban road traffic congestion, transport energy consumption and urban air pollution, are becoming prominent issues
Chinese traffic fuel consumption accounts for one-third of the national total fuel consumption, and according to predictions, petroleum consumption for transport, which accounts for 55%–60% of the national total petroleum consumption, will be the largest sector by the year 2020 [3]
The road transport sector accounts for 81.3% of all transport sectors in China, a proportion that is higher than the global average and continues to increase gradually [5]
Summary
With the rapid expansion of urbanization and urban mechanization, Chinese car ownership is growing in intensity and, a series of problems, such as urban road traffic congestion, transport energy consumption and urban air pollution, are becoming prominent issues. Of all passenger transport modes, including car, public bus, civil aviation and railway, the energy consumption of the car is the greatest and this is increasing progressively year by year [4]. Carbon monoxide, hydrocarbon, oxynitride and solid suspended particulate matter generated by motor vehicle exhaust emission are very hazardous for human health and even life-threatening. This is because the range of motor vehicle exhaust emission is 0.3–2 meters, similar to the range of human respiration. Motor vehicle exhaust emission directly stimulates human respiratory system, skin and eyes [7]
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
