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A spatial application of an opportunity costing methodology for the assessment of the climate value of cycling
Mendiate, Classio Joao (2011) A spatial application of an opportunity costing methodology for the assessment of the climate value of cycling.
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| Abstract: | Sustainable transportation, especially cycling contributes to mitigation of CO2 emissions as cycling possesses an intrinsic zero-emission value. Cycling mobility can be seen as a ‘CO2-sink’ because each bicycle trip represents potential CO2 emission when replaced with an alternative motorized transportation mode. Only few studies have been conducted to assess the climate value of cycling and those studies used the aspatial version of the opportunity costing methodology which gave statistical analysis of the city as a whole. This research aims to use the spatial version of the opportunity costing methodology which assigns a value to a bicycle kilometre travelled based on the stated substitution mode for that trip by the cyclists. The model includes the first and second order effect of bicycle substitution which makes it more complex and accurate. It allows to visualize the spatial distribution of the climate value of cycling per ward and to identify the major contributors to the total climate value for the study area. The climate value was calculated for the sample and population. This resulted in a climate value of cycling of 1,062.4 tonnes CO2 per year which corresponds to monetary asset between US$ 7,075.9 - 20,994 if traded in carbon market. Due to concentration of activities in the Stone town it was found that the major contributors to the total climate value of cycling were located far from activities, overall most of them were potential risk to emit CO2 if cycling is no longer an option. To conclude, the spatial application of this methodology provided disaggregated information which could be used by the transport planners and decision makers to delineate policies for sustainable transportation system. Further to bring more strength to this model recommendation was made to update the primary data collection approach. Key words: Bicycle trips, Stated preferences of cyclists, Mode shift, Climate value. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | ITC: Faculty of Geo-information Science and Earth Observation |
| Programme: | Geoinformation Science and Earth Observation MSc (75014) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/93325 |
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