Modeling sustainable mobility: Impact assessment of policy measures

Johannes Weyer; Fabian Adelt; Marlon Philipp

doi:10.14512/tatup.32.1.56

Authors

Johannes Weyer Senior professorship for sustainable mobility; Social Research Centre, TU Dortmund University, Dortmund (DE) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0181-8723 johannes.Weyer@tu-dortmund.de
Fabian Adelt Social Research Centre, TU Dortmund University, Dortmund (DE) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9022-5956 fabian.adelt@tu-dortmund.de
Marlon Philipp Social Research Centre, TU Dortmund University, Dortmund (DE) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3132-3307 marlon.philipp@tu-dortmund.de

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14512/tatup.32.1.56

Keywords:

analytical sociology, agent-based modeling, policy assessment, transportation

Abstract

Sociologically based models of complex systems can help to estimate the impact of policy measures on individuals and explain the resulting system dynamics. Using the example of the Ruhr region and the mobility of the people living there, the article demonstrates the concept of agent-based modeling, which draws on assumptions from analytical sociology and distinguishes between different types of actors. Simulation experiments conducted as part of the InnaMoRuhr project show significant differences in the behavior of these types, especially in their response to policy interventions. Policymakers should take this into account when planning and designing measures aimed at sustainable transformation.

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