The potential for telecommuting to offer sustainable and resilient accessibility

Hannah Budnitz, Emmanouil Tranos, Lee Chapman

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Abstract

Telecommuting, replacing travel to a regular place of work with the use of Information and Communication Technologies to work at home, can offer sustainable and resilient accessibility to work activities. With fewer work journeys, individuals and households have the potential to reduce their motorized vehicle miles and trips and to maintain their productivity when transport networks are disrupted. However, telecommuting does not automatically result in more sustainable travel patterns or resilient choices. Rather the impacts of telecommuting on travel behavior and resilient accessibility is mediated by socioeconomic and geographic characteristics, and may be boosted by more consideration of the location and accessibility of nonwork activities as well as more proactive planning for online access. By considering telecommuting as a social practice, rather than an individual choice, and by combining insights from studies of telecommuting, travel behavior, and Internet service quality, this chapter offers a unique perspective on the contribution telecommuting might make to sustainable, resilient accessibility.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationUrban Form and Accessibility
Subtitle of host publicationSocial, Economic, and Environment Impacts
PublisherElsevier
Pages157-171
Number of pages15
ISBN (Electronic)9780128198223
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2020

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Keywords

  • Internet access
  • Local accessibility
  • Resilience
  • Social practices
  • Telecommuting

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