A systematic literature review of mobility attitudes and mode choices: MENA and South Asian cities

Urban mobility behavior is influenced by complex interrelations of personal attitudes, neighborhood design, emerging digitalized shared services, and urban governance. The transformation ecosystems in the Middle East North African (MENA) South Asian (SA) regions lacks an in-depth comparative review to understand determinants attitudes mode choices. objective this paper systematically study existing literature on cities MENA SA provide a analyses findings light prevailing societal conditions urban-spatial forms. A systematic methodology was deployed shortlist recently published journal papers from years 2000 2022 for regions. Application (shortlisting) has identified 43 studies region be most suitable analysis behavior. found that travel choices both are impacted usual such as demography, socio-economic characteristics, vehicle ownership, quality maturity (urban transport) spatial these regions, some extent, can said alignment with observed across developed western elsewhere Europe America. also certain additional factors, cultural norms, adverse climatic standings, etc. indicates ethnic income disparities deeply embedded socio-spatial arrangements Future research assess relative influence factors determine correlations between forms build better cities.