Abstract This paper deals with the significant leisure travel sector, focusing on the attitudes of organised walking groups towards public transport use. A series of interviews with walking group leaders explored the design of organised walks, and factors affecting journeys to and from start points. The themes presented suggest an overlying group culture involving mainly circular walks, reached by car. The research indicates an underlying engrained dependency on cars to reach walks and a degree of opposition to using public transport, which generally contradicts widely-held attitudes towards protecting the environment. Future research should focus more in depth on the long-term removal of psychological barriers to using public transport for leisure, and persuasive measures aimed at groups.

    Highlights An analysis of a significant niche of the UK leisure travel sector was made. The culture of organised walking groups is one of high car-dependency. Respondents generally share a desire to protect the natural environment. On the whole, environmental awareness does not change group travel behaviour. Modal switch for leisure travel to rural locations is a slow and ongoing process.


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    Titel :

    Reducing car-use for leisure: Can organised walking groups switch from car travel to bus and train walks?


    Beteiligte:
    Davies, N.J. (Autor:in) / Weston, R. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2015-08-18


    Format / Umfang :

    7 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch





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