Lake Geneva consumers surveyed as part of a study on climate change

(Image: Pixabay CC0) - Over 10,000 people in both the French and Swiss parts of the Lake Geneva region have been surveyed on their transportation habits, as the first element of a broader EPFL study on consumer lifestyles and behavior. The study is being spearheaded by EPFL's School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC), working in association with the Canton of Vaud, the Canton of Geneva and Greater Geneva. It consists of online questionnaires sent to over 10,000 consumers two or three times a year, asking them about their habits and opinions. The participants were chosen randomly but are representative of the area's population and society. A request to complete this first questionnaire on transportation was mailed out in late October. All sorts of urban areas The participants come from Vaud and Geneva cantons, Bas Valais, Pays de Gex, Chablais and the French part of the Geneva agglomeration. The researchers chose the Lake Geneva region for this study on consumer behavior - and how such behavior can be made more sustainable - because it encompasses all sorts of urban areas (large city centers, densely populated suburbs and smaller cities) as well as rural areas and mountain residences.