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Lifestyle and Its Measurements

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Lifestyle Change and Transport in China

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In this chapter, we review relevant literature, analyse the evolution of the lifestyle concept and offer an insight into the development and use of lifestyle in transport research. Although the concept of lifestyle is widely used, there are problems with its definition and measurement. The first part of this chapter summarises the evolution of the lifestyle concept, including its definitions and connotations, as well as the definition of lifestyle in transport research. The second part sums up the existing lifestyle measurement methods and constructs an index system for individual and social lifestyle measurement. In short, this chapter provides the definitions of lifestyle and its measurement methods.

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Zhao, P., Lyu, D. (2022). Lifestyle and Its Measurements. In: Lifestyle Change and Transport in China. Population, Regional Development and Transport. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4399-7_2

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