Essays about: "non-motorized transport modes"

Found 2 essays containing the words non-motorized transport modes.

1. 1. Accessibility strategies beyond private, motorized automobility – informing sustainability? A study of carless families with young children in Gothenburg

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälle

   Author : Ellen Lagrell; [2017-08-16]
   Keywords : accessibility; accessibility strategies; sustainable mobility; time-geography; maneuver space; proximity; non-motorized transport modes;

   Abstract : In the face of major sustainability challenges posed by social exclusion and ecologic degradation there is a pressing need to change mobility practices as well as the physical structures that condition mobility. The overarching aim of this study is to expand knowledge about everyday accessibility strategies beyond private automobility, to inform social as well as ecological sustainability in community and transport planning. READ MORE

3. 2. Urban Form and Travel Behavior

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Koranis Tanangsnakool; [2011-07-18]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : One of the major contributors to climate change is transportation. It is an important emitter of greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide which has been rising rapidly in the last two decades. Understanding how travel behavior is affected by urban form contributes to an urban land-use planning in order to achieve a more sustainable transport. READ MORE