The key focus of our research activities is on understanding how the built and social environment impacts on mobility and consequently health, emissions, and liveability. We have a scientific focus, but are also keen to find practical solutions on how we can design cities that will improve the quality and sustainability of life, through high-quality research on what elements in cities impact mobility and how this takes place. We also have a strong interest in methodological improvement and are keen to work on policy-relevant research.

We are experienced in collecting and analyzing both quantitative and qualitative data, including cohort data (i.e. longitudinal panel data), natural experiments, noise and air pollution measurements, survey design and (international comparable) qualitative research. We have collaborated with many researchers around the world and have extensively published in ISI-ranked journals. We have attracted funding from various foundations, governments, and research councils.

Our vision is to contribute to a more sustainable, secure, healthy, and inclusive transport system offering equal opportunities for all potential travelers. To achieve this, our research aims to understand which interventions could result in a change in transport externalities and in how individuals travel, what this process of change looks like, and to attribute this change to personal, social and spatial characteristics and interventions via causal mechanisms. We has applied this interest to a variety of challenges and areas, including: cycling; walking; the relationship between the built environment and travel behavior; the stability and variability of behavior; the influence of identity, norms, and other psychological constructs on behavior; livability; air and noise pollution; traffic safety; and crime and personal security.

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