Generation Y mobilities through the lens of energy cultures: a preliminary exploration of mobility cultures

摘要

Automobility has dominated transport patterns in developed countries for over 50 years (Urry, 2004; Geels et al., 2011). However recent data have indicated changing patterns of generation Y mobility behaviours (Delbosc and Currie, 2013; Grims-rud and El-Geneidy, 2014). In countries including the USA, Canada, the UK, Sweden, Norway, South Korea, Japan and Australia, research has revealed that generation Y (born between 1980 and the early 2000s, also known as the millennial generation) are less likely to learn to drive, own cars, or drive as much as earlier generations (Sivak and Schoettle, 2011; Davis et al., 2012; Kuhnimhof et al., 2012; Delbosc and Currie, 2013; Van Der Waard et al., 2013). However this pattern is not universal - a 'business-as-usual' pattern has been reported in Finland, Switzerland, Spain and the Netherlands (Sivak and Schoettle. 2011).