European Mobility is Different: A Global Perspective

Orfeuil, Jean-Pierre; Bovy, Piet

doi:10.1007/978-94-015-8118-9_2

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European travel patterns are different from those of the North-Americans and the Japanese. The main differences may be explained by geography (density and distribution of settlements), culture (Europe being in an intermediate position between the holistic approach of Japan and the individualistic culture of the American pioneers), and the domestic economic context (pricing policies, infrastructure investment) which in turn mirror the different cultures.

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Jean-Pierre Orfeuil
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Department of Geography, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Ilan Salomon
Transportation and Traffic Research Department, Ministry of Transport and Public Works, The Netherlands
Piet Bovy
INRETS, France
Jean-Pierre Orfeuil

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Orfeuil, JP., Bovy, P. (1993). European Mobility is Different: A Global Perspective. In: Salomon, I., Bovy, P., Orfeuil, JP. (eds) A Billion Trips a Day. Transportation Research, Economics and Policy. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8118-9_2

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