Urban Research

Determinants of Automobile Use: A Comparison of Germany and the U.S.

2013-06-14T02:36:00.001-07:00

by Ralph Buehler Germany and the U.S. have among the highest motorization rates in the world. Yet Americans make a 40% higher share of their trips by car and annually drive twice as many kilometers per capita as Germans. Automobile use is linked to unsustainable trends such as climate change, oil dependence, traffic fatalities, congestion, and obesity. International differences in car use can

Assessment of development and regeneration urban projects: cultural and operational implications in metropolization context

2013-05-31T06:45:00.000-07:00

by Roberto De Lotto It has been worldwide demonstrated that metropolization phenomenon is changing in an indelible way the structure, the shape, the livability and the environment of contemporary cities. This phenomenon can not be circumscribe d in a specific national context but it involves the urban sphere of the entire planet. Moreover, the suburban growth and the connected sprawl, have

Bike-sharing arrives in New York City via Citi Bike

2013-05-31T02:32:00.001-07:00

By Elise Zevitz New York City has joined the ranks of U.S. cities now offering bike-sharing systems. Sponsored by CitiBank and launched on Monday, Citi Bike offers residents, commuters, and visitors to the “Big Apple” an additional mobility and urban connectivity option, in the form of 6000 bicycles parked at 330 stations across Manhattan and Brooklyn — two of NYC’s five boroughs — making

The influence of neighbourhood design on travel behaviour: Empirical evidence from North East England

2013-05-31T02:18:00.000-07:00

by Paulus Teguh Aditjandra, Corinne Mulley, and John D. Nelson This paper investigates the factors that affect travel behaviour within neighbourhoods in Tyne and Wear, North East England while accounting for differences in attitudes and perceptions. Ten different neighbourhoods have been carefully selected to characterise the two different types of traditional and suburban neighbourhood

Mobility biographies. A new perspective for understanding travel behaviour

2013-05-29T02:56:00.000-07:00

by Martin Lanzendorf Changes in individual’s travel behaviour play a central role when assessing the impact of policies designed to affect the travel of persons or when forecasting the future demand for travel. Previous research has very much focused on daily travel and factors affecting this from a static perspective. However, dynamic changes are an important elment of travel behaviour (see

UNDERSTANDING PERCEPTIONS OF ACCESSIBILITY AND MOBILITY THROUGH STRUCTURATION THEORY

2013-05-24T06:53:00.000-07:00

by Mark Graham Structuration theory in geography states that social systems are reproduced through the relationships between systems, structures, actors and their perceptions. Therefore, understanding the modes through which social systems are reproduced will allow for a clearer understanding of the nature of society. However, much of the relevant social theory has not been empirically tested.

Skyline photos of Bogota, Columbia

2013-05-21T04:33:00.001-07:00

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How the Built Environment Influences Non-Work Travel: Theoretical and Empirical Essays

2013-05-18T02:35:00.001-07:00

by Daniel Gregory Chatman Characteristics of the built environment include the arrangement of land uses, transportation infrastructure, and neighborhood design. Built environment policies are hypothesized to influence congestion- and pollution-causing auto use by affecting the convenience of travel by different modes. But after decades of empirical research measuring the strength of built

A hundred years of town planning and the influence of Ebenezer Howard

2013-05-13T02:12:00.000-07:00

by Max Steuer The Garden City Association, now the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA), was founded on the 10th of June 1899 by a group of men hoping to create a new way of living. They were led by Ebenezer Howard, the author of To-morrow! A Peaceful Path to Real Reform. Originally the TCPA planned to celebrate its centenar y by publishing a new edition of Howard’s book. Instead, the

MODELING THE CHOICE CONTINUUM: AN INTEGRATED MODEL OF RESIDENTIAL LOCATION, AUTO OWNERSHIP, BICYCLE OWNERSHIP, AND COMMUTE TOUR MODE CHOICE DECISIONS

2013-05-07T05:18:00.000-07:00

by Abdul Rawoof Pinjari, Ram M. Pendyala, Chandra R. Bhat, and Paul A. Waddell The integrated modeling of land use and transportation choices involves analyzing a continuum of choices that characterize people’s lifestyles across temporal scales. This includes long-term choices such as residential and work location choices that affect land-use, medium-term choices such as vehicle ownership,

A Copula-Based Approach to Accommodate Residential Self-Selection Effects in Travel Behavior Modeling

2013-05-07T05:12:00.000-07:00

by Chandra R. Bhat and Naveen Eluru The dominant approach in the literature to dealing with sample selection is to assume a bivariate normality assumption directly on the error terms, or on transformed error terms, in the discrete and continuous equations. Such an assumption can be restrictive and inappropriate, since the implication is a linear and symmetrical dependency structure between the

Residential Self-Selection Effects in an Activity Time-Use Behavior Model

2013-05-07T04:28:00.000-07:00

by  A. R. Pinjari, C. R. Bhat, and D. A. Hensher This study presents a joint model system of residential location and activity time-use choices

Skyline photos of Hamburg, Germany (2)

2013-05-06T03:11:00.001-07:00

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Examining the Impacts of Residential Self-Selection on Travel Behaviour: A Focus on Empirical Findings

2013-05-02T02:34:00.001-07:00

by XINYU (JASON) CAO, PATRICIA L. MOKHTARIAN, AND SUSAN L. HANDY Numerous studies have found that suburban residents drive more and walk less than residents in traditional neighbourhoods. What is less well understood is the extent to which the observed patterns of travel behaviour can be attributed to the residential built environment (BE) itself, as opposed to attitude-induced residential

Residential self-selection and travel: The relationship between travel-related attitudes, built environment characteristics and travel behaviour

2013-05-02T02:29:00.001-07:00

by Wendy Bohte Most national governments of Western countries aim to influence the travel patterns of households – at least to some degree – through the spatial planning of residential areas. Over time and between countries, the main aims of spatial policies have varied, from reducing congestion, reducing travel times, reducing environmental pollution, increasing liveability to preserving rural

Measuring Socially Sustainable Urban Regeneration in Europe

2013-04-30T02:35:00.001-07:00

by Andrea Colantonio and Tim Dixon Previous research on sustainability has been mainly limited to environmental and economic concerns. However in recent years social sustainability has gained increased recognition as a fundamental component of sustainable development, beginning to receive political and institutional endorsement within the sustainable development agenda, and the sustainable

TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEM: PLANNING FOR NON-MOTORIZED VEHICLES IN CITIES

2013-04-30T02:07:00.002-07:00

by Geetam Tiwari, A sustainable transport system must meet the mobility and accessibility needs of people by providing safe and environmentally friendly modes of transportation. This is a complex and difficult task in the mega-cities of developing countries because the needs of people belonging to various income groups are not only different, but also often conflicting in nature. For example,

Green Alley Programs: Planning for a sustainable urban infrastructure?

2013-04-28T03:36:00.002-07:00

by Joshua P. Newell, Mona Seymour, Thomas Yee, Jennifer Renteria, Travis Longcore, Jennifer R. Wolch, and Anne Shishkovsky Revitalization of urban alleys, underway in cities and towns in North America, Europe, and other regions, can be seen as a manifestation of a broader movement among city agencies, planners, and community groups to expand green urban infrastructure and promote

8th International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability

2013-04-26T03:13:00.002-07:00

3 – 5 December 2013, Putrajaya, Malaysia The Conference aims to address the many inter-related aspects of the urban environment from transport and mobility to social exclusion and crime prevention. The meeting will build on the contributions made in previous conferences, which successfully managed to provide an international view of the problems facing modern cities and their solutions.

6th International Urban Design Conference, Sydney, Australia, 9th-11th of September, 2013

2013-04-25T03:58:00.000-07:00

"Three-quarters of Australians live in our 18 major cities (that have populations over 100, 000). While Australians are fortunate to enjoy some of the most liveable cities in the world, our cities face a number of long term challenges: the need to improve productivity growth; provide affordable and accessible housing; create safe community spaces; meet the

The 2nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT (ICRD) 2013 "Sustainable Development: Conceptual Progress and Practical Challenges"

2013-04-24T02:37:00.000-07:00

Scholars, researchers, development practitioners, and students are invited to submit papers to be presented in The Second International Conference on Regional Development, “Sustainable Development: Conceptual Progress and Practical Challenges” which will be conducted in Semarang – Indonesia on 20 and 21 November 2013. Selected papers may then be developed into chapters in edited book/s or

International research conference: planning / conflict - cities and citizenship in times of crisis Lisbon, October 9-11, 2013

2013-04-24T02:28:00.001-07:00

The conference invites contributions focusing on (although not necessarily limited to): the changing features of urban development policies and their impacts on local societies and communities; the changing nature of urban planning practices and their influence on public opinion formation, including forms of protest and social mobilization in opposition to planned developments; the

Facilitating Urban Management Through Local SDI Case Study: The Municipality of Tehran

2013-04-23T03:05:00.001-07:00

by Hamed Olfat, Abbas Rajabifard, Faisal Masood Qureshi, and Seyyed Abdolhadi Daneshpour Integrated and sustainable management of cities is one of the most important challenges facing many countries. In this critical societal challenge context, spatial data is key for decision making, planning and management of cities. Thus, in order to have sustainable management

Development Guidelines for Disaster Risk Management in Tehran

2013-04-23T02:56:00.001-07:00

by K. Amini Hosseini and M. K. Jafari Tehran is located in a seismic prone zone, surrounded by some active faults and experienced several destructive earthquakes in its history. Seismologists, based on the probabilistic and deterministic evaluations, believe that a strong earthquake would occur in or around the city in foreseeable future. Furthermore, the vulnerability of the structures, in

Pedestrian shopping/leisure streets in Shanghai, China

2013-02-15T07:49:00.005-08:00

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