Urban travel behavior adaptation of temporary transnational residents

Temporary transnational relocation is a growing type of migration. However, travel behavior adaptation highly skilled temporary residents and its urban impacts have largely been ignored. This study extends the knowledge mobility biographies, cultures, millennials by examining how adapt their intra-urban in response to relocation. The data used here comes from semi-structured interviews with students researchers nine different nationalities, aged between 19 31 years, temporarily living Portugal (Lisbon or Porto). We found supporting evidence for occurrence residential self-selection, although prior information on study/workplace combined low neighborhood-level make it somewhat specific. Given shortterm perspective, are more prone rely public transport non-motorized modes, having likelihood purchasing vehicles. Thus, measures aimed at improving facilitating use active modes can an immediate effect this group's contribute reaching critical mass these sustainable alternatives. also potentially interesting market segment transportation operators increases revenues, as they tend display relatively higher intensity wider diversity activities destinations. Finally, technology usage was reduce stress-related traveling unfamiliar places increasing perceived spatial orientation, downside generating feeling confidence that decreases internalization information. Providing timely persuasive very beginning residents' stay help induce decisions.