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Biography
Oleksandr Galychyn is a researcher in sustainable mobility and transport behaviour at the University of Limerick. He contributes to the ISCycle2 programme, including a scoping review on cycling and socioeconomic disadvantage and an empirical study on electric-bike ownership, modal share, and commuting behaviour in Irish cities. He is also preparing for the SEAI-funded Bike Library 3 — Workplaces project, beginning in early 2026, which will evaluate workplace e-bike trials and strategies to support a shift from car use to active travel. He previously worked in ecological economics and macroeconomic systems analysis, gaining experience in environmental impact assessment, resource-use evaluation, and environmental–economic modelling. He has also developed a specific interest in the environmental impacts of electric bikes, particularly from a life-cycle and end-of-life perspective.
Research Interests
Oleksandr Galychyn’s research focuses on sustainable mobility and active travel, with particular interest in understanding why people choose to cycle, the factors that influence electric-bike uptake, and how workplace and community interventions can encourage a shift from car use to cycling. He is also interested in transport equity, especially how socioeconomic disadvantage affects access to cycling. In addition, he is interested in the environmental aspects of electric bikes, including life-cycle impacts, repairability, end-of-life options, emissions implications, and how travel patterns and routes influence their overall environmental performance.
Related documents
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Towards Sustainable Cities: A multi-criteria framework for styding urban metabolism, University of Naples Parthenope
1 Nov 2018 → 11 May 2022
Award Date: 11 May 2022
Masters, Analysis of planning diagrams of underground railroads in large cities of the World, O.M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv
1 Sep 2010 → 30 Jun 2011
Award Date: 30 Jun 2011
Bachelor, O.M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv
1 Sep 2006 → 30 Jun 2010
Award Date: 30 Jun 2010
External positions
Independent Researcher, University of Freiburg
1 Jun 2025 → 30 Sep 2025
Postdoc Researcher, Ghent University
15 Sep 2024 → 31 May 2025
Postdoc Researcher, University of Florence
8 Jan 2024 → 14 Sep 2023
Senior Scientist, Finnish Environment Institute
2 Jan 2023 → 31 Dec 2023
Collaborateur scientifique, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)
1 Jul 2022 → 31 Dec 2022
Keywords
- HE Transportation and Communications
- transport systems
- mobility
- commuting
- mobility interventions
- travel mode transition
- transport mode choice
- behavioural determinants
- G Geography (General)
- urban geography
- human mobility
- HM Sociology
- behavioural studies
- public health impacts
- health benefits of active travel
- environmental health
- behaviour change
- behavioural interventions
- GA Mathematical geography. Cartography
- land use
- spatial modelling
- geospatial data
- mapping
- TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
- environmental assessment, environmental systems analysis
- environmental systems analysis
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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An urban emergy footprint: Comparing supply- and use-extended input-output models for the case of Vienna, Austria
Galychyn, O., Fath, B. D., Wiedenhofer, D., Buonocore, E. & Franzese, P. P., Jun 2024, In: Cleaner Production Letters. 6, 100058.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A multi-criteria framework for assessing urban socio-ecological systems: The emergy nexus of the urban economy and environment
Galychyn, O., Fath, B. D., Shah, I. H., Buonocore, E. & Franzese, P. P., Jun 2022, In: Cleaner Environmental Systems. 5, 100080.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ecological network analysis of a metabolic urban system based on input-output tables: Model development and case study for the city of Vienna
Galychyn, O., Fath, B. D., Buonocore, E. & Franzese, P. P., Dec 2022, In: Cleaner Production Letters. 3, 16 p., 100019.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Utilization of Human-Oriented Transportation Systems as Regeneration Tool for ‘Healthy Neighbourhood’
Galychyn, O. & Eltayeb, A., 2021, Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation. Springer Nature, p. 583-599 17 p. (Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Exploring the global scientific literature on urban metabolism
Galychyn, O., Buonocore, E. & Franzese, P. P., 2020, In: Ecological Questions. 31, 4Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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