Uptake of e-Scooters in Palermo, Italy: Do the Road Users Tend to Rent, Buy or Share?

Tiziana Campisi; Nurten Akgün-Tanbay; Kh Md Nahiduzzaman; Dilum Dissanayake

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-86976-2_46

Uptake of e-Scooters in Palermo, Italy: Do the Road Users Tend to Rent, Buy or Share?

Tiziana Campisi^*, Nurten Akgün-Tanbay, Kh Md Nahiduzzaman, Dilum Dissanayake

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Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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Abstract

The uptake of micro-mobility, particularly the use of e-scooters has exponentially grown in Europe. The EU strategies have led to promote the decisions of purchasing, renting and/or sharing e-scooters by making some vital changes to the infrastructure. Several companies have made it possible to rent or share vehicles, while many manufacturers have marketed different models. During the COVID-19 pandemic, e-scooters have become widely popular for short distance travel in Italy as they allow the potential to maintain a social distancing. This paper aims to explore the uptake of e-scooters with an attention to propensity to buy, rent or share those sustainable urban mobility alternatives as well as user perceptions and frequency of use by comparing the periods before and during the third phase of the pandemic. Two sets of surveys were carried out with 200 participants who habitually use e-scooters in Palermo, Italy. 77.5% of the participants had to commute to work during the third phase of the pandemic. Majority of the participants preferred e-scooters as they were economic and environmentally friendly. Road users tended to buy or rent e-scooters during the third phase of the pandemic but they hesitated to share. The results of this study will enhance our understanding of the demand for micro-mobility in the context of interest and will allow for a better planning in consideration to the available options to purchase, share and rent.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2021
Subtitle of host publication	21st International Conference, Cagliari, Italy, September 13–16, 2021, Proceedings, Part V
Editors	Osvaldo Gervasi, Beniamino Murgante, Sanjay Misra, Chiara Garau, Ivan Blečić, David Taniar, Bernady O. Apduhan, Ana Maria Rocha, Eufemia Tarantino, Carmelo Maria Torre
Publisher	Springer
Pages	669-682
Number of pages	14
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030869762
ISBN (Print)	9783030869755
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86976-2_46
Publication status	Published - 12 Sept 2021
Event	21st International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications, ICCSA 2021 - Virtual, Online Duration: 13 Sept 2021 → 16 Sept 2021

Publication series

Name	Theoretical Computer Science and General Issues
Publisher	Springer
ISSN (Print)	2512-2010
ISSN (Electronic)	2512-2029

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume	12953
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	21st International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications, ICCSA 2021
City	Virtual, Online
Period	13/09/21 → 16/09/21

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
Acknowledgments. The authors acknowledge the financial support from the MIUR (Ministry of Education, Universities and Research [Italy]) through a project entitled WEAKI TRANSIT: WEAK-demand areas Innovative TRANsport Shared services for Italian Towns (Project code: 20174ARRHT/CUP Code: J74I19000320008), financed with the PRIN 2017 (Research Projects of National Relevance) program. We authorize the MIUR to reproduce and distribute reprints for Governmental purposes, not-withstanding any copyright notations thereon. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the MIUR.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Keywords

COVID-19
E-scooters
Renting
Shared mobility
Sustainable transport

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Theoretical Computer Science
General Computer Science

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Campisi, T., Akgün-Tanbay, N., Md Nahiduzzaman, K., & Dissanayake, D. (2021). Uptake of e-Scooters in Palermo, Italy: Do the Road Users Tend to Rent, Buy or Share? In O. Gervasi, B. Murgante, S. Misra, C. Garau, I. Blečić, D. Taniar, B. O. Apduhan, A. M. Rocha, E. Tarantino, & C. M. Torre (Eds.), Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2021: 21st International Conference, Cagliari, Italy, September 13–16, 2021, Proceedings, Part V (1 ed., pp. 669-682). (Theoretical Computer Science and General Issues), (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 12953). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86976-2_46

Campisi, Tiziana ; Akgün-Tanbay, Nurten ; Md Nahiduzzaman, Kh et al. / Uptake of e-Scooters in Palermo, Italy : Do the Road Users Tend to Rent, Buy or Share?. Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2021: 21st International Conference, Cagliari, Italy, September 13–16, 2021, Proceedings, Part V. editor / Osvaldo Gervasi ; Beniamino Murgante ; Sanjay Misra ; Chiara Garau ; Ivan Blečić ; David Taniar ; Bernady O. Apduhan ; Ana Maria Rocha ; Eufemia Tarantino ; Carmelo Maria Torre. 1. ed. Springer, 2021. pp. 669-682 (Theoretical Computer Science and General Issues). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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Campisi, T, Akgün-Tanbay, N, Md Nahiduzzaman, K & Dissanayake, D 2021, Uptake of e-Scooters in Palermo, Italy: Do the Road Users Tend to Rent, Buy or Share? in O Gervasi, B Murgante, S Misra, C Garau, I Blečić, D Taniar, BO Apduhan, AM Rocha, E Tarantino & CM Torre (eds), Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2021: 21st International Conference, Cagliari, Italy, September 13–16, 2021, Proceedings, Part V. 1 edn, Theoretical Computer Science and General Issues, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 12953, Springer, pp. 669-682, 21st International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications, ICCSA 2021, Virtual, Online, 13/09/21. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86976-2_46

Uptake of e-Scooters in Palermo, Italy: Do the Road Users Tend to Rent, Buy or Share? / Campisi, Tiziana; Akgün-Tanbay, Nurten; Md Nahiduzzaman, Kh et al.
Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2021: 21st International Conference, Cagliari, Italy, September 13–16, 2021, Proceedings, Part V. ed. / Osvaldo Gervasi; Beniamino Murgante; Sanjay Misra; Chiara Garau; Ivan Blečić; David Taniar; Bernady O. Apduhan; Ana Maria Rocha; Eufemia Tarantino; Carmelo Maria Torre. 1. ed. Springer, 2021. p. 669-682 (Theoretical Computer Science and General Issues), (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 12953).

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