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Universities as Part of the Urban Transport System—Analysis Using the Example of the Gdansk University of Technology and Medical University of Gdansk

In: Sustainable Transport Development, Innovation and Technology

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  • Aleksandra Romanowska

    (Gdansk University of Technology)

  • Romanika Okraszewska

    (Gdansk University of Technology)

  • Kazimierz Jamroz

    (Gdansk University of Technology)

Abstract

Many cities perceive academic function as a distinctive feature, representing the rank and prestige of the city. Universities provide places for work and learning for a high number of people and represent a significant proportion compared to the total city population (even 22%). Many of Polish universities are located in the urban structure in the form of spatially concentrated campuses, where the number of people working and studying reaches from a few thousand to several dozens of thousands. Because they are the destination for a number of daily, obligatory school and work-related trips, universities can therefore be perceived as the city’s significant traffic generators. The paper describes problems resulting from the existence of universities in the city structure for both neighbouring areas and cities’ transport systems, based on research conducted for two universities in Gdansk. The research included traffic and parking counts and surveys of transport behaviour conducted among employees and students.

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  • Aleksandra Romanowska & Romanika Okraszewska & Kazimierz Jamroz, 2017. "Universities as Part of the Urban Transport System—Analysis Using the Example of the Gdansk University of Technology and Medical University of Gdansk," Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, in: Michał Suchanek (ed.), Sustainable Transport Development, Innovation and Technology, pages 119-128, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:prbchp:978-3-319-51427-7_10
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-51427-7_10
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    1. Aleksandra Romanowska & Romanika Okraszewska & Kazimierz Jamroz, 2019. "A Study of Transport Behaviour of Academic Communities," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(13), pages 1-18, June.

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