Title: The relationship of transport networks, transport energy, and urban form
Abstract: This paper outlines the findings of a collection of research projects directed at the relationship of transport, energy, and urban form. The dominant factor in shaping urban form at the city scale over the last 150 years has been the nature of the transport network; while the transport network appears to have been shaped by the nature of the energy available for transport. By altering the spatial value across cities, the transport network directly influences both the size of cities and the location of activities within them. The decline of previously dominant modes of transport stems not just from user choice, but also from the way the car-based era has made it difficult for other modes to be effective. Nevertheless there are a number of examples of successful integration of transit networks within car-based cities from which we can draw lessons. The search for a low carbon transport future needs to be more than just a search for a different form of energy to fuel the status quo. Rather, it should be how to base a viable transport network on the future energy available and how to manipulate this network so as to alter the urban form so as to greatly reduce carbon emissions. (a)
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-06-01
Language: en
Type: article
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