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Applying behavioural theories to studying the influence of climate change on young people's future travel intentions (2012)
Journal Article
Line, T., Chatterjee, K., & Lyons, G. (2012). Applying behavioural theories to studying the influence of climate change on young people's future travel intentions. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 17(3), 270-276. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2011.12.004

Transport policy in the UK is seeking to promote the development of low carbon transport technology and to encourage people to choose to use low carbon travel options. This paper draws on existing behavioural theories to study young people's travel b... Read More about Applying behavioural theories to studying the influence of climate change on young people's future travel intentions.

Exploring the interactions between life events, neighbourhood choice and car ownership transitions: Insights from a retrospective longitudinal survey (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Clark, B., Lyons, G., & Chatterjee, K. (2012, January). Exploring the interactions between life events, neighbourhood choice and car ownership transitions: Insights from a retrospective longitudinal survey

A great deal has been written about the factors associated with cross-sectional variations in household car ownership. For example, observing that car ownership levels tend to increase with increasing distance from urban centres. However, much less h... Read More about Exploring the interactions between life events, neighbourhood choice and car ownership transitions: Insights from a retrospective longitudinal survey.

Automobility in transition?: A socio-technical analysis of sustainable transport (2011)
Book
Geels, F., Kemp, R., Dudley, G., & Lyons, G. (2011). Automobility in transition?: A socio-technical analysis of sustainable transport. Routledge

Private cars have become the dominant mode of passenger road transport in developed countries. This book examines the past evolution towards car-based forms of transport: problems associated with it, the success of past and current efforts to deal wi... Read More about Automobility in transition?: A socio-technical analysis of sustainable transport.

The role of ICTs in everyday mobile lives (2011)
Journal Article
Line, T., Jain, J., & Lyons, G. (2011). The role of ICTs in everyday mobile lives. Journal of Transport Geography, 19(6), 1490-1499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2010.07.002

Information and communications technologies (ICTs) are permeating modern lifestyles, shaping and colouring the undertaking of activities and travel. This article reports on a qualitative diary and interview study that explored the ways in which ICTs... Read More about The role of ICTs in everyday mobile lives.

A troublesome transport challenge? Working round the school run (2011)
Journal Article
Jain, J., Line, T., & Lyons, G. (2011). A troublesome transport challenge? Working round the school run. Journal of Transport Geography, 19(6), 1608-1615. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2011.04.007

Transport policy and practice could be challenged by the future of women's mobility if it means an increasing reliance on the car. The paper examines the contextual relationship between the journey to school/childcare and the journey to work undertak... Read More about A troublesome transport challenge? Working round the school run.

Lost in translation: Problems in interpreting business attitudes to transport (2011)
Journal Article
Dudley, G., Goodwin, P., Lyons, G., Musselwhite, C., & Wiltshire, P. (2011). Lost in translation: Problems in interpreting business attitudes to transport. Transportation Planning and Technology, 34(1), 35-50. https://doi.org/10.1080/03081060.2011.530828

This paper reviews available UK evidence on (private sector) business attitudes to transport. It follows a 2008 review of public attitudes to transport, and provides an important frame of reference for considering business attitudes. Accordingly the... Read More about Lost in translation: Problems in interpreting business attitudes to transport.

The unusual suspects: The impact of non-transport technologies on social practices and travel demand (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Hubers, C., Lyons, G., & Birtchnell, T. (2011, January). The unusual suspects: The impact of non-transport technologies on social practices and travel demand. Paper presented at 43rd Universities Transport Study Group Conference, Milton Keynes, UK

Despite cases in which travel is undertaken purely for its own sake, travel is usually considered to be derived from a need or desire to participate in a wide range of activities – accessing people, goods, services and opportunities. People’s schedul... Read More about The unusual suspects: The impact of non-transport technologies on social practices and travel demand.

Technology fix versus behaviour change (2011)
Book Chapter
Lyons, G. (2011). Technology fix versus behaviour change. In M. Grieco, & J. Urry (Eds.), Mobilities: New perspectives on transport and society (159-177). Ashgate

Travel remedy kit (2010)
Book Chapter
Watts, L., & Lyons, G. (2010). Travel remedy kit. In M. Bűsher, J. Urry, & K. Witchger (Eds.), Mobile Methods (189-213). Routledge

Explaining public transport information use when a car is available: Attitude theory empirically investigated (2010)
Journal Article
Farag, S., & Lyons, G. (2010). Explaining public transport information use when a car is available: Attitude theory empirically investigated. Transportation, 37(6), 897-913. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-010-9265-1

Despite recent investments in and growing availability of various public transport information services, levels of apparent non-use (of particular information services) across the population remain high. Policymakers and information service providers... Read More about Explaining public transport information use when a car is available: Attitude theory empirically investigated.

The travel behaviour intentions of young people in the context of climate change (2010)
Journal Article
Line, T., Chatterjee, K., & Lyons, G. (2010). The travel behaviour intentions of young people in the context of climate change. Journal of Transport Geography, 18(2), 238-246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2009.05.001

This article examines the factors influencing the future travel behaviour intentions of young people (aged 11-18), with specific attention given to how climate change considerations affect these. Overall it is found that the participants' travel beha... Read More about The travel behaviour intentions of young people in the context of climate change.

TDP demonstrations project report: Road users (2010)
Report
Lyons, G., Goodwin, P., Dudley, G., Clegg, S., & Haddad, H. (2010). TDP demonstrations project report: Road users

TDP Demonstrations Project Report - Road Users. Report for Department for Transport

Public attitudes to transport: Interpreting the evidence (2010)
Journal Article
Goodwin, P., & Lyons, G. (2010). Public attitudes to transport: Interpreting the evidence. Transportation Planning and Technology, 33(1), 3-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/03081060903429264

Public attitudes to transport are complex. This paper summarises selected themes from a large scale evidence review of over 300 studies, with a focus on attitudes to important (and sometimes controversial) aspects of transport policy, namely assessme... Read More about Public attitudes to transport: Interpreting the evidence.

Opportunities and options for transport policy (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Marsden, G., Lyons, G., Anable, J., Ison, S., Cherrett, T., & Lucas, K. (2010, January). Opportunities and options for transport policy. Paper presented at 42nd Universities Transport Study Group Conference, Plymouth, UK