Entropies in the Daily Mobility of Public University Students: An Analysis of the Torreón University Campus

Abstract

Based on the implementation of an Origin-Destination Survey, which included perceptions regarding the daily mobility characteristics of undergraduate students at a public university in the city of Torreón, this article aims to determine the entropic phase in which the current mobility system of the city is situated. To this end, the study identifies mobility patterns and perceived accessibility within the system. Descriptive data from a student population in the state of Coahuila, Mexico, regarding their daily commutes and their opinions about the characteristics of their journeys are presented. Through the application of an Entropy-Homeostasis-Negentropy model, which allowed for the integration of the collected data with the current conditions of the transportation system, it was determined that the entropy of students’ daily mobility is in a critical phase. This highlights the urgent need to plan negentropic interventions before the system transitions into a hypercritical phase.