Possibilities of the reduction of commuting related ecological footprint with the spread of sharing economy in the metropolitan region of Budapest
Abstract
Suburbanization, the concomitant urban sprawl, and the growing concentration of new jobs in suburban centres have inevitably led to increasing commuting in the metropolitan region of Budapest since the change of regime. In the study we aim to answer the question: to what extent alternative means of transport providers of the sharing economy (car-sharing and carpooling) could contribute to lower levels of ecological footprint caused by commuting. Firstly, we summarize the most important experiences of sharing economy related to transport at the national and international levels. Secondly, we present the most important destinations of commuting in the metropolitan region of Budapest and their contribution to the ecological footprint. Finally, we analyse the spatial and temporal characteristics of advertisements gathered from the leading car-pooling platforms and we try to draw the actual role of car-sharing and carpooling in reducing environmental loads.
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