Car dependency’s user attitudes and perceptions across diverse Lombardia spatial contexts

Journal title TERRITORIO
Author/s Jaime Sierra Muñoz
Publishing Year 2026 Issue 2024/110
Language English Pages 13 P. 115-127 File size 358 KB
DOI 10.3280/TR2024-110011
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Car dependency deals with spatial and subjective features that add complexity to this concept. This research tries to bridge quantitative and qualitative approaches by exploring the results of a survey on inhabitants’ attitudes and perceptions of car dependency across Lombardia’s diverse territorial contexts. The results reveal heterogeneity within and across different car dependency spatial clusters, challenging deterministic assumptions about car dependency based solely on sociospatial factors. Key findings include the nuanced relationship between selfperception of car dependency, the features of the territorial context, and how users relate to space, activities, and automobiles. The insights underscore the interplay between spatial and subjective dimensions of car dependency, offering a wider understanding of the phenomenon.

Keywords: car dependency; attitudes; perceptions

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Jaime Sierra Muñoz, Car dependency’s user attitudes and perceptions across diverse Lombardia spatial contexts in "TERRITORIO" 110/2024, pp 115-127, DOI: 10.3280/TR2024-110011