Transport and Energy Research: A Behavioral Perspective

Transport and Energy Research: A Behavioral Perspective deals with the transport issues associated with energy from a behavioral perspective in an interdisciplinary and systematic way. Existing transport and energy research has focused on technologies and energy efficiency; however, more efficient technologies do not necessarily lead to energy reduction. Unfortunately, very limited behavioral research can be found in the literature. This book covers major transport modes in major countries. It emphasizes the importance of researching the behaviors of not only transport and energy service users, but also transport and energy service providers, policy makers, organizations, company managers, and other stakeholders who are involved in and/or affected by transport and energy policies. It not only overviews the history of relevant research and presents new developments but also extensively discusses the future research issues. Various findings are summarized for reducing energy consumption from a behavioral perspective. This book provides readers with behavioral insights into more effective policymaking. Behavioral interventions are recommended as a key policy instrument for reducing energy consumption in a sustainable way. It provides policy makers with comprehensive insights into making more effective policies over the whole process of policymaking. The book can serve as a handbook for researchers and a textbook for graduate students in the fields of transport, energy, environment, planning, public policy, behavioral studies, and so on.

Examines transport and domestics issues associated with energy from a behavioral perspective in both an interdisciplinary and comprehensive wayOffers an overview of current relevant research and the most recent developmentsProvides rich information about future research trends and innovative insights into effective policymaking

1. Introduction of research on transport and energy 
Junyi Zhang
2. The role of the transport sector in energy transition and climate change mitigation: insights from an integrated assessment model 
Runsen Zhang
3. Effects of green policies on household transport and energy consumption in Europe: a literature review 
Dujuan Yang and Harry Timmermans
4. Energy consumption in the transport and domestic sectors:
a household-level comparison between capital cities of Japan, China, and Indonesia 
Weiyan Zong, Junyi Zhang, Biying Yu, Enjian Yao and Chunfu Shao
5. Travel choices, preferences and energy implications in the United States 
Wei-Shiuen Ng
6. Children’s travel behavior and implication to transport energy consumption of household: a case study of three Australian cities 
Hitomi Nakanishi
7. Residential location and commuting mode choices: intrahousehold interaction modeling and its implications for energy policy 
Junyi Zhang
8. Battery electric vehicles in China: ownership and usage
Enjian Yao, Chunfu Shao, Fanglei Jin, Long Pan and Rui Zhang
9. Impacts of shared mobility on energy consumption and emissions in China 
Biying Yu, Xiaoyi Li and Meimei Xue
10. Rural migrant workers’ energy consumption in passenger transport and domestic sectors of China: case study from a social perspective 
Ying Jiang, Junyi Zhang and Linghan Zhang
11. Japanese young people’s car ownership and usage: research from an expenditure perspective 
Weiyan Zong, Junyi Zhang and Ying Jiang
12. Behavioral research on transport and energy in the context of aviation 
Tuqiang Zhou and Junyi Zhang
13. A systematic review on tourism energy consumption, sustainable tourism, and destination development: a behavioral perspective 
Linghan Zhang and Junyi Zhang
14. Behavioral interventions for sustainable transportation: an overview of programs and guide for practitioners 
Reuven Sussman, Li Qin Tan and Christine E. Kormos
15. Life-oriented household energy consumption research 
Weiyan Zong, Junyi Zhang and Ying Jiang
16. To connect the past with the future 
Junyi Zhang