Review on Measuring Human Mobility Diversity

Review on Measuring Human Mobility Diversity | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Systematic Review Review on Measuring Human Mobility Diversity Zeyu Wu, Yuya Shibuya This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7974126/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Under Review Version 1 posted 5 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Human mobility diversity refers to the variety of movement patterns in urban settings, which are crucial for addressing urban challenges like traffic congestion and social equity. This literature review synthesizes 212 studies from 1903 to 2025 across multiple disciplines, examining the evolution of human mobility diversity research from its origins in traffic engineering to its current data-driven methods. It categorizes measurement approaches into individual-based indicators (e.g., Mobility Entropy using GPS data) and location-based indicators (e.g., Flow Gravity Index using census data). The review highlights the practical implications for urban planning strategies that aim at sustainability and equity. It identifies emerging trends such as data-driven analysis, interdisciplinary research, and a focus on equity. Gaps noted include the lack of standardized metrics for assessing multimodal mobility equity and ethical concerns regarding data privacy. Future research should focus on developing enhanced metrics (e.g., weather-adjusted), promoting interdisciplinary integration through advanced analytical techniques, and ensuring global coverage to address biases and enhance generalizability. Physical sciences/Engineering Earth and environmental sciences/Environmental sciences Earth and environmental sciences/Environmental social sciences Scientific community and society/Geography Social science/Geography Physical sciences/Mathematics and computing Human mobility Urban mobility Travel behavior Social segregation Mobility diversity Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Under Review Version 1 posted Editorial decision: Revision requested 23 Feb, 2026 Editor assigned by journal 18 Nov, 2025 Editor invited by journal 15 Nov, 2025 Submission checks completed at journal 07 Nov, 2025 First submitted to journal 07 Nov, 2025 You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. Our growing team is made up of researchers and industry professionals working together to solve the most critical problems facing scientific publishing. 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