Dr. Andrea Del Duce

ZHAW School of Engineering
Forschungsschwerpunkt Nachhaltige Mobilität
Technoparkstrasse 2
8400 Winterthur

+41 (0) 58 934 49 74
andrea.delduce@zhaw.ch

Work at ZHAW

Position

Lecturer and Senior Researcher in Sustainable Mobility

Focus

Sustainable Mobility

Teaching

SIC-NATRE - Block week seminar Sustainable Fuels
Technology Assessment
CAS Sustainable Smart Cities & Regions – Data, Energy and Mobility

Professional development teaching

Experience

Lecturer and Head of the Sustainable Mobility research unit
Institute of Sustainable Development, ZHAW, Winterthur, Switzerland
10 / 2019 - 04 / 2024
Senior Research Associate
Institute of Sustainable Development, ZHAW, Winterthur, Switzerland
10 / 2017 - 09 / 2019
Sustainability Consultant
Quantis, Zurich, Schweiz
03 / 2013 - 09 / 2017
Post-Doc Researcher
Life Cycle Assessment and Modelling Group, Empa, Dübendorf, Switzerland
11 / 2010 - 01 / 2013

Education and Continuing education

Education

Ph.D. / Electronic Engineering
University College London, London, UK
08 / 2003 - 02 / 2010
M.Sc. equivalent / Electronic Engineering
Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
09 / 1996 - 11 / 2002

Continuing Education

CAS Higher Education
Zurich University of Teacher Education
06 / 2022

Network

Membership of networks

Digital Mobility Lab

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0003-3767-2364

Projects

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

Baumann, M., Schubert, I., Tomic, U., & Del Duce, A. (2026). Understanding angles of change to reduce car dependency in rural areas : evidence from Switzerland. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 117(103479). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2025.103479
Hoerler, R., Baumann, M., Schubert, I., & Del Duce, A. (2025). Factors influencing the adoption of carpooling in Switzerland : a differentiation between platforms, family and friends and colleagues. Transportation Research: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 34(101674). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2025.101674
Cellina, F., Gerosa, T., Ventimiglia, L., Hoerler, R., Del Duce, A., Klopfenstein Frei, N., & Grundisch, J. (2025). Can we become car-free in just one month? : evidence from Switzerland. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 148(104991). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2025.104991
Rühlin, V., Del Duce, A., & Scherrer, M. (2023). The impact of spatial aspects on the supply chain and mobility demand of pharmaceutical products in e-commerce and brick-and-mortar shopping. Sustainability, 15(14), 11058. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151411058
Hoerler, R., Stoiber, T., & Del Duce, A. (2023). Push and pull strategies to increase the uptake of small electric vehicles. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 116(103638). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2023.103638
Hoerler, R., van Dijk, J., Patt, A., & Del Duce, A. (2021). Carsharing experience fostering sustainable car purchasing? : investigating car size and powertrain choice. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 96(102861). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2021.102861
Hoerler, R., Stünzi, A., Patt, A., & Del Duce, A. (2020). What are the factors and needs promoting mobility-as-a-service? Findings from the Swiss Household Energy Demand Survey (SHEDS). European Transport Research Review, 12(27). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12544-020-00412-y
Ernstoff, A., Tu, Q., Faist, M., Del Duce, A., Mandlebaum, S., & Dettling, J. (2019). Comparing the environmental impacts of meatless and meat-containing meals in the United States. Sustainability, 11(22). https://doi.org/10.3390/su11226235

Book chapters, peer-reviewed

West, M., Näf, R., Del Duce, A., Hoerler, R., & Yildirim, O. (2021). Virtuell in die Mobilität von morgen abtauchen : Akzeptanz urbaner Mobilitätslösungen. In H. Proff (ed.), Making Connected Mobility Work (pp. 329–341). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-32266-3_19

Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed

Baumann, M., Hoerler, R., Schubert, I., Meyer, L., & Del Duce, A. (2025, May 27). Understanding carpooling : a meta-analysis of socio-demographic, situational, and attitudinal factors. Transportation Research Symposium (TRS), the Netherlands, Rotterdam, 25-28 May 2025.
Baumann, M., Knoeri, C., & Del Duce, A. (2025, May 27). Understanding barriers and drivers of active and micromobility to reduce car dependency in Switzerland. Transportation Research Symposium (TRS), Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 25-28 May 2025.
Baumann, M., Schubert, I., & Del Duce, A. (2025). Empowering sustainable tourism mobility through multimodal transportation in rural areas [Conference paper]. In C. McNally, P. Carroll, B. Martinez-Pastor, B. Ghosh, M. Efthymiou, & N. Valantasis-Kanellos (Eds.), Transport transitions : advancing sustainable and inclusive mobility (Vol. 2, pp. 72–78). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-85578-8_10
Hörler, R., Stoiber, T., & Del Duce, A. (2023). Battling the large car boom: How to increase the adoption of small battery electric vehicles [Conference paper]. Transportation Research Procedia, 72, 1296–1302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2023.11.590
Rühlin, V., Del Duce, A., & Scherrer, M. (2022, March). Assessment of environmental impacts of online and physical retail channels in medicine trades. 9th EurOMA Sustainable Operations and Supply Chains Forum, Zagreb, Croatia, 21-22 March 2022.
Hoerler, R., Tomic, U., Dijk, J. V., Patt, A., & Del Duce, A. (2020). Are carsharing users more likely to buy a battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric or hybrid electric vehicle? : powertrain choice and shared mobility in Switzerland [Conference paper]. 2020 Forum on Integrated and Sustainable Transportation Systems (FISTS), 70–76. https://doi.org/10.1109/FISTS46898.2020.9264903
Hoerler, R., Trachsel, T., & Del Duce, A. (2020). The fear of urban sprawl through autonomous vehicles in commuting : a segmentation analysis of the Swiss population [Conference paper]. 2020 Forum on Integrated and Sustainable Transportation Systems (FISTS), 64–69. https://doi.org/10.1109/FISTS46898.2020.9264842
Tomic, U., Hoerler, R., & Del Duce, A. (2019). Mode choice for commuting and leisure : a matter of lifestyle? 6th SCCER Mobility Annual Conference, Zurich, 6 September 2019. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-18758
Hoerler, R., Tomic, U., & Del Duce, A. (2019). Transforming the Swiss mobility system : who are the future e-sharers? 6th SCCER Mobility Annual Conference, Zurich, 6 September 2019. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-18759

Other publications

Hoerler, R., Tomic, U., & Del Duce, A. (2021). Feedback loops in mobility and recommendations on system transformation – the Swiss case. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-23359
Hoerler, R., Tomic, U., & Del Duce, A. (2021). Swiss mobility transformation to sustainability : recommendations on niche developments. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-22661

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

Baumann, M., Hörler, R., Schubert, I., Meyer, L., & Del Duce, A. (2025). Factors influencing the adoption of carpooling : a meta-analysis of socio-demographic, situational and attitudinal predictors [Conference presentation]. Transportation Research Procedia, 92, 11–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2025.12.067
Tomic, U., Hoerler, R., Baumann, M., Giger, J., & Del Duce, A. (2023, September 12). Do multimodal travellers intend to increase the use of public transport and shared micro-mobility? : evidence from Switzerland. Mobility Research and Innovation in Switzerland, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland, 12 September 2023.

Publications before appointment at the ZHAW

Other publications

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