Life-Oriented Behavioral Research for Urban Policy

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Life-Oriented Approach....Pages 1-8
Empirical Evidence of Behavioral Interdependencies Across Life Choices....Pages 9-77
Lifestyles and Life Choices....Pages 79-96
The Car-Dependent Life....Pages 97-122
Household Energy Consumption Behavior....Pages 123-148
ICT-Dependent Life and Its Impacts on Mobility....Pages 149-173
Health-Related Life Choices....Pages 175-204
Life-Oriented Tourism Behavior Research....Pages 205-242
Influence of Land Use and Transport Policies on Women’s Labor Participation and Life Choices....Pages 243-265
Mobility of the Elderly....Pages 267-291
Risky Behaviors in Life: A Focus on Young People....Pages 293-320
Adaptation of Behavior to Overcome Natural Disasters....Pages 321-383
Mobility Biographies and Mobility Socialisation—New Approaches to an Old Research Field....Pages 385-401
Biographical Interactions Over the Life Course: Car Ownership, Residential Choice, Household Structure, and Employment/Education....Pages 403-421
Household Time Use Behavior Analysis: A Case Study of Multidimensional Timing Decisions....Pages 423-450
Models of Behavioral Change and Adaptation....Pages 451-477
Behavioral Changes in Migration Associated with Jobs, Residences, and Family Life....Pages 479-505
Future Perspectives of the Life-Oriented Approach....Pages 507-518