Asiamah, Nestor and Anyanful, Theophilus Kofi and Doumbia, Musah Osumanu and Ansah, Nana Benyi and Opuni, Frank Frimpong and Aidoo, Isaac and Muhonja, Faith and Agyemang, Simon Mawulorm and Yarfi, Cosmos and Kumi, Prince Koranteng and Agormeda-Tetteh, Kafui and Lomatey, Toku and Eku, Eric (2025) Association of climate awareness with urban mobility and consumption behaviour in Accra: a path analysis. Transportation. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-025-10680-z
Asiamah, Nestor and Anyanful, Theophilus Kofi and Doumbia, Musah Osumanu and Ansah, Nana Benyi and Opuni, Frank Frimpong and Aidoo, Isaac and Muhonja, Faith and Agyemang, Simon Mawulorm and Yarfi, Cosmos and Kumi, Prince Koranteng and Agormeda-Tetteh, Kafui and Lomatey, Toku and Eku, Eric (2025) Association of climate awareness with urban mobility and consumption behaviour in Accra: a path analysis. Transportation. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-025-10680-z
Asiamah, Nestor and Anyanful, Theophilus Kofi and Doumbia, Musah Osumanu and Ansah, Nana Benyi and Opuni, Frank Frimpong and Aidoo, Isaac and Muhonja, Faith and Agyemang, Simon Mawulorm and Yarfi, Cosmos and Kumi, Prince Koranteng and Agormeda-Tetteh, Kafui and Lomatey, Toku and Eku, Eric (2025) Association of climate awareness with urban mobility and consumption behaviour in Accra: a path analysis. Transportation. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-025-10680-z
Abstract
This study evaluated the direct and indirect association of Climate Change Awareness (CCA) with urban mobility options (i.e., walking, biking, and driving a carbon-dependent car) through Green Purchase Intention (GPI) and Eco-Socially Conscious Consumer Behaviour (ECCB). The study adopted a cross-sectional design with sensitivity analyses, robustness tests, and common methods bias evaluation. The participants were 865 adults in Accra, Ghana. The relationship was tested concurrently with a path analysis through structural equation modelling. CCA was positively associated with walking, biking, and driving. It had an indirect positive association with walking time through ECCB but an indirect negative association through GPI with walking time. CCA had an indirect positive association with biking and driving through GPI. ECCB can be an important determinant of walking for transportation among city dwellers with higher CCA. This study was the first to assess the nexus between environmental knowledge, pro-environmental consumption indicators, and active and non-active travel, unfolding implications for city design in a Sub-Saharan African context.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Walking; Biking; Driving; Climate change awareness; Green purchase intention; City residents |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science and Health Faculty of Science and Health > Health and Social Care, School of |
| SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Apr 2026 13:59 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Apr 2026 14:01 |
| URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/41650 |
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