Climate change and mobility
Short What impact can climate change have on mobility in passenger and freight transport, specifically in urban areas?headline
The Helmholtz Klimainitiative (HI-CAM) consists of two different research clusters: 1) Mitigation and 2) Adaptation. Mitigation comprises four projects dedicated to researching strategies that could make Germany CO2-neutral by 2050. The nine research projects belonging to Adaptation, on the other hand, investigate how society could adapt to the consequences of climate change in various areas.
The mobility project, which is led by the Institute of Transport Research, is one of nine projects belonging to the Adaptation research cluster. On the one hand, it is investigating the possible effects of climate change on mobility in passenger and freight transport and specifically in urban areas. To this end, the correlations between weather conditions and mobility behaviour are analysed on the basis of traffic models. Different scenarios are used to determine how the future weather conditions expected as a result of climate change could affect transport performance and people's mobility.
Realisation
As part of the project, the MovingLab test subjects were asked about the significance of weather conditions with regard to their mobility behaviour. On the one hand, the aim was to find out whether and how the test subjects inform themselves about the expected weather conditions before making planned journeys. On the other hand, they were asked what influence which weather conditions have on their choice of means of transport. This was surveyed both in general and in relation to the specific journeys made during the survey.
The MovingLab app collects data on the following aspects, among others:
- What influence do weather conditions (rain, sun, heat, etc.) have on the choice of means of transport?
- Do the influences differ between different groups of people (age, gender, occupation, etc.)?
- Do the influences differ with regard to different mobility routines (e.g. car drivers, cyclists, public transport users, etc.)?
Campaign details
Runtime:
6 months
Methods:
Data recording via MovingLab app, in-app survey
Project:
Helmholtz Klimainitiative (HI-CAM)