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Author Næss, Petter.

Title Urban structure matters : residential location, car dependence and travel behaviour / Petter Næss
Published London ; New York : Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 329 pages)
Series The RTPI library series
RTPI library series.
Contents BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; SERIES TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; PREFACE; 1. WHY IS KNOWLEDGE ABOUT URBAN FORM AND TRAVELNEEDED?; 2. URBAN STRUCTURES AS CONTRIBUTORY CAUSES OF TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR -- A THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE; 3. THE CASE OF COPENHAGEN METROPOLITAN AREA -- CONTEXT AND RESEARCH METHODS; 4. THE 'CAR TYRES' AND THE 'BIKE HUB': TYPICALMOBILITY PATTERNS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE METROPOLITAN AREA; 5. HOW DOES URBAN STRUCTURE MOTIVATE DAILY-LIFE TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR? EXAMPLES FROM QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWS
Summary Presents a research from Denmark on residential location and travel to show how and why urban spatial structures affect people's travel behaviour. This work provides conclusions for how spatial planning of urban areas can be used to reduce car dependence and achieve a more sustainable development of cities
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 308-326) and index
Subject City planning -- Denmark -- Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
Urban transportation -- Denmark -- Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
Sociology, Urban -- Denmark -- Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
Sustainable development -- Denmark
City planning
Sociology, Urban
Sustainable development
Urban transportation
Denmark
Denmark -- Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0203099184
9780203099186
1280543094
9781280543098