Logo image
Back
Understanding and predicting private motorised urban mobility
Journal article   Peer reviewed

Understanding and predicting private motorised urban mobility

I. Cameron, J.R. Kenworthy and T.J. Lyons
Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, Vol.8(4), pp.267-283
2003
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1361-9209(03)00003-8
url
Link to Published Version *Subscription may be requiredView

Abstract

Dimensional analysis is used to derive a simple model of private motorised mobility for any urban area based on detailed land use and travel pattern data from a large international sample of cities. This highlights the dependence of vehicle kilometres of travel on urban population and area and shows that despite time, social and cultural differences, urban areas behave in a systematic way. Private motorised mobility, although arising from local decisions, is in the mean determined by the structure of the urban environment. As private motorised mobility is based on vehicle kilometres of travel, which in turn is a surrogate for urban transportation emissions, urban air quality is directly linked to urban structure. This has implications for further research in urban air pollution and supports arguments in favour of the compact city.

Details

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

This output has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:

#11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Source: InCites

Metrics

58 Record Views
49 Times Cited - Web of Science

InCites Highlights

These are selected metrics from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool, related to this output

Citation topics
4 Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Computer Science
4.183 Transportation
4.183.495 Urban Mobility
Web Of Science research areas
Environmental Studies
Transportation
Transportation Science & Technology
ESI research areas
Social Sciences, general
Logo image