The Role of Urban Form in Maintaining Sustainable Urban Mobility: A Comparative Study for Assessing The Conflict Between Satisfaction and Behaviour in Different Models of Neighbourhoods in Cairo Region

Document Type : Review Articles

Authors

Department of Architecture Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra, Banha University, Cairo, Egypt

Abstract

The sustainability of transportation is an important issue at the present time and has an impact on
the rates of environmental pollution, traffic congestion, and community cohesion, as well as on the
health of community members and their physical activity. The research aims to know the factors
affecting the sustainability of transportation and the travel behavior of individuals, with application
to the study areas and knowing the most influential factors on travel behavior. The research
employes an inductive approach for the theoretical background in addition to an analytical
approach for the applied study. It uses the Walk Score website, in addition to a questionnaire that
measures urban variables, variables related to the trip, and others related to the satisfaction of the
sample members. Results of the questionnaire are analyzed using the statistical program SPSS(26).
The most influential variables on travel behavior in each study area are deduced and the areas that
most promote sustainable migratory behavior are identified.

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