Mobility Patterns and Urban Structure

by Cecília Silva, Paulo Pinho

Overview

Despite extensive efforts to understand the overall effect of urban structure on the current patterns of urban mobility, we are still far from a consensual perspective on this complex matter. To help build agreement on the factors influencing travel behaviour, this book discusses the influence of alternative urban structures on sustainable mobility. Bringing together two existing and complementary methods to study the relationship between urban structure and mobility, the authors compare two case studies with distinct urban structures and travel behaviour (Copenhagen and Oporto). Of particular concern is the influence of urban structure factors, namely land use and transport system factors, and motivational factors related to the social, economic and cultural characteristics of the individual traveller.

The research presented in this book highlights the relevance of centrality in travel behaviour and in more sustainable travel choices. Different operational forms of the centrality concept are revealed as important: it is shown that more sustainable travel can be influenced by several urban structure factors and that no particular combination is required as long as a certain level of centrality is provided. Finally, the book concludes that urban structure can, on the one hand, constrain and, on the other hand, influence travel choice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472412997
Publisher:	Ashgate Publishing Ltd
Publication date:	06/28/2015
Series:	Transport and Mobility
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	13 MB
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About the Author

Paulo Pinho and Cecília Silva both work in the Faculty of Engineering, Oporto University, Portugal.

Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction, Paulo Pinho and Cecília Silva; Recent changes in urban areas, José Pedro Reis and Fabrizio Giulietti; Empirical evidences on motivations for travel, Cecília Silva, Petter Næss and José Pedro Reis; People, places and travel patterns in Copenhagen and Oporto, Miguel Torres, Petter Næss, José Pedro Reis, Fernanda Sousa and Paulo Pinho; The structural accessibility layer, Cecília Silva; The explanatory qualitative-quantitative method, Petter Næss; Mobility choices enabled by urban structure, Cecília Silva and José Pedro Reis; Residential location and travel behaviour, Petter Næss; Mobility patterns and urban structure, Paulo Pinho and Cecília Silva; Annexes; References; Index.