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Exploring residential relocation behavior for families with workers and students; a study from Beijing, China

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  • Xue, Fei
  • Yao, Enjian
  • Jin, Fanglei

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The effects of residential relocation on changes in travel behaviors have been studied worldwide; however, little is known about factors that influence relocation behavior in households with workers and students. This study explores the relationship between residential relocation behavior and its factors, such as the built environment, the housing price, the work commute distance, the school commute distance, and households' sociodemographic attributes, by building a structural equation model using the data collected in the Fifth Travel Survey of Beijing Inhabitants. The results show that the built environment and sociodemographic attributes have direct effects on residential relocation behavior and the housing price, work commute distance, and school commute distance have indirect effects on it. Besides, trade-offs between the housing price and the built environment and between the housing price and the home-work and home-school commute distances are found. Based on the results, a number of suggestions for the balanced development of public transportation and city land-use plans are proposed.

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  • Xue, Fei & Yao, Enjian & Jin, Fanglei, 2020. "Exploring residential relocation behavior for families with workers and students; a study from Beijing, China," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 89(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jotrge:v:89:y:2020:i:c:s0966692320309704
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2020.102893
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