Built environment and car travel [[electronic resource] ] : analyses of interdependencies / / [Kees Maat]

• Autore: Maat C
• Pubblicazione: Delft, the Netherlands, : Thesis Delft University of Technology, 2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (183 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Choice of transportation; Urban transportation; HE336.C5
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Title Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Background -- Research insights into the built environment and travel -- Aims, research questions and scope -- Scope -- Outline -- References -- Land use and travel behaviour - Expected effects from the perspective of utility theory and activity-based theories -- Introduction -- Concepts of planning and design aimed to influence travel behaviour -- Theoretical perspectives on travel demand -- Behavioural responses to travel-time changes -- Conclusions -- References -- A causal model relating urban form with daily travel distance through activity/travel decisions -- Introduction -- Hypotheses and the conceptual model -- Data and method -- Empirical results -- Conclusions -- References -- Influence of land use on tour complexity - A Dutch case -- Introduction -- Research design and data -- Results -- Conclusions -- References -- Household car ownership in relation to residential and work locations -- Introduction -- Literature and hypotheses -- The Netherlands in the international context -- Method and data -- Results -- Conclusions -- References -- Influence of the residential and work environment on car use in dual-earner households -- Introduction -- Data and method -- Mode choice -- Car use in dual-earner households -- Conclusions and discussion -- References -- Conclusions and discussion -- Introduction -- Overview of the results -- Reflections -- Policy recommendations -- References -- Samenvatting -- Appendix. Questionnaires and diary -- Household questionnaire -- Individual questionnaire -- Travel/activity diary -- Curriculum Vitae.
• Sommario/riassunto: An academic and policy debate has been running in recent decades on whether and to what extent travel behaviour is influenced by the built environment. This publication addresses the influence on daily travel distance, chaining behaviour, car ownership, and car commuting. As cars are the dominant mode of transport, car travel received most attention. The analyses were based on a comprehensive dataset collected in the North Wing of the Randstad in the Netherlands. The study findings indicate that a more compact urban structure reduces car use. However, the effects are small. One important lesson is thatbehavioural mechanisms are never simple but invariably elicit compensation. The challenge facing planners is to design cities and neighbourhoods that make it easier to drive less and that are attractive to live in.
• Titolo autorizzato: Built environment and car travel
• ISBN: 6612880392; 1-282-88039-X; 9786612880391; 1-60750-594-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826519703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Sustainable urban areas ; ; 29.