pagheca
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I have been reading a lot about sustainable mobility, also for some volunteer work I do in my job. And I found this interesting article about how urban mobility behaviour (cycling and car use) is related to orientation towards the common good:
The authors analysed 4 parameters: political participation, social participation in organisations, neighbourhood solidarity and neighbourly helpfulness. The sample of the population used was quite limited, but the conclusion of the study is interesting: cycling rather than driving seems to be positively associated with the orientation towards the common good much more than all the other considered predictors, that were: homeownership, personal income, education and sex.
In fact, one of my very first motivations for using a bicycle, and then an e-bike, here on this island where pedalling is hard, was exactly this: to be a better citizen, to care for the common good and the future of the new generation.
The results of the study, as is always the case, are questionable and someway predictable, but they are encouraging, don't you think?
The authors analysed 4 parameters: political participation, social participation in organisations, neighbourhood solidarity and neighbourly helpfulness. The sample of the population used was quite limited, but the conclusion of the study is interesting: cycling rather than driving seems to be positively associated with the orientation towards the common good much more than all the other considered predictors, that were: homeownership, personal income, education and sex.
In fact, one of my very first motivations for using a bicycle, and then an e-bike, here on this island where pedalling is hard, was exactly this: to be a better citizen, to care for the common good and the future of the new generation.
The results of the study, as is always the case, are questionable and someway predictable, but they are encouraging, don't you think?