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Sustainable Consumption in Urban Transport: A Case Study of a Selected European Union City

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  • Paweł Dobrzański

    (Department of Computer Engineering in Management, Faculty of Management, Rzeszow University of Technology, Al. Powstancow Warszawy 10, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland)

  • Magdalena Dobrzańska

    (Department of Technical Systems Engineering, Faculty of Management, Rzeszow University of Technology, Al. Powstancow Warszawy 10, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland)

Abstract

Sustainable urban development takes place in cities that encourage residents to adopt sustainable consumption behaviors. Cities are transforming towards achieving sustainable urban consumption, meeting the needs of communities without compromising the wealth of future generations. A key element of urban development is sustainable urban mobility, which helps improve residents’ quality of life and protect the environment. The development of sustainable mobility is possible thanks to, among others, investment in infrastructure that improves travel. One element of this infrastructure that plays an important role in sustainable mobility is parking lots. They have a significant impact on the quality of life in the city, and searching for available parking spaces is a serious problem in modern urban mobility. This article includes an analysis of parking data obtained from the Intelligent Paid Parking System in the context of sustainable urban consumption. Three streets in the city of Rzeszów were analyzed. For the period under study, the factors determined included parking space utilization indicators, whose average value for the streets analyzed was in the range of 57–59%, and a turnover indicator, whose average value was in the range of 4.8–6.0. These indicators assessed the degree to which city residents are involved in ideas related to sustainable development, as well as their habits in relation to sustainable consumption.

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  • Paweł Dobrzański & Magdalena Dobrzańska, 2025. "Sustainable Consumption in Urban Transport: A Case Study of a Selected European Union City," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 17(13), pages 1-21, July.
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