Designing the city of the future: comprehensive and gender-inclusive strategies for sustainable urban mobility in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area
IntroductionThis study analyzed gender disparities in daily mobility patterns in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area, with a focus on the impacts of built environment factors and considering the socioeconomic characteristics of the individuals.MethodsUsing data from the 2018 Household Mobility Survey...
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| description | IntroductionThis study analyzed gender disparities in daily mobility patterns in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area, with a focus on the impacts of built environment factors and considering the socioeconomic characteristics of the individuals.MethodsUsing data from the 2018 Household Mobility Survey and multilevel regression models, the gender gap in mobility was analyzed with a particular emphasis on work commutes and accompanying trips. The inclusion in the analysis of gender interactions, in particular with transportation and land use factors, is a novel contribution to the field, as it allowed us to analyze in depth the extent to which these factors differentially affect the urban mobility of men and women and could, therefore, contribute to widening or narrowing the gender mobility gap.Results and discussionOur findings demonstrated that public transport availability and land-use characteristics primarily affect travel time and distance, with gender-differentiated impacts. Women benefited more from improved public transport coverage and diversity, while higher population density, greater self-containment, and higher density of street intersections reduced travel distances and travel times in general, although they affected women’s mobility less. This study underscores the need of integrating gender perspectives into sustainable urban mobility strategies to ensure equitable access to goods and services. However, urban and transport policies alone would be insufficient to reduce the mobility gap, because the results showed that individual socioeconomic characteristics also significantly influence mobility, with women facing greater constraints due to domestic responsibilities or limited access to private vehicles. A comprehensive approach incorporating social measures addressed to mitigate the restrictions that women face is essential to achieving a gender-inclusive mobility. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a8504ab26f73410cbf4201701f804b3a2025-08-20T03:53:07ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sustainable Cities2624-96342025-05-01710.3389/frsc.2025.15935621593562Designing the city of the future: comprehensive and gender-inclusive strategies for sustainable urban mobility in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan AreaLorea Mendiola0Pilar González1Department of Applied Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of the Basque Country, Donostia-San Sebastian, SpainDepartment of Quantitative Methods & Institute for Public Economics, University of the Basque Country, Bilbao, SpainIntroductionThis study analyzed gender disparities in daily mobility patterns in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area, with a focus on the impacts of built environment factors and considering the socioeconomic characteristics of the individuals.MethodsUsing data from the 2018 Household Mobility Survey and multilevel regression models, the gender gap in mobility was analyzed with a particular emphasis on work commutes and accompanying trips. The inclusion in the analysis of gender interactions, in particular with transportation and land use factors, is a novel contribution to the field, as it allowed us to analyze in depth the extent to which these factors differentially affect the urban mobility of men and women and could, therefore, contribute to widening or narrowing the gender mobility gap.Results and discussionOur findings demonstrated that public transport availability and land-use characteristics primarily affect travel time and distance, with gender-differentiated impacts. Women benefited more from improved public transport coverage and diversity, while higher population density, greater self-containment, and higher density of street intersections reduced travel distances and travel times in general, although they affected women’s mobility less. This study underscores the need of integrating gender perspectives into sustainable urban mobility strategies to ensure equitable access to goods and services. However, urban and transport policies alone would be insufficient to reduce the mobility gap, because the results showed that individual socioeconomic characteristics also significantly influence mobility, with women facing greater constraints due to domestic responsibilities or limited access to private vehicles. A comprehensive approach incorporating social measures addressed to mitigate the restrictions that women face is essential to achieving a gender-inclusive mobility.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frsc.2025.1593562/fullsustainable urban mobilitygender gap in mobilitygender inclusive strategiesland usetransport policyBuenos Aires Metropolitan Area |
| spellingShingle | Lorea Mendiola Pilar González Designing the city of the future: comprehensive and gender-inclusive strategies for sustainable urban mobility in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area Frontiers in Sustainable Cities sustainable urban mobility gender gap in mobility gender inclusive strategies land use transport policy Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area |
| title | Designing the city of the future: comprehensive and gender-inclusive strategies for sustainable urban mobility in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area |
| title_full | Designing the city of the future: comprehensive and gender-inclusive strategies for sustainable urban mobility in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area |
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| title_short | Designing the city of the future: comprehensive and gender-inclusive strategies for sustainable urban mobility in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area |
| title_sort | designing the city of the future comprehensive and gender inclusive strategies for sustainable urban mobility in the buenos aires metropolitan area |
| topic | sustainable urban mobility gender gap in mobility gender inclusive strategies land use transport policy Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area |
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