Linking expected mobility production to sustainable residential location planning: some evidence from Flanders

Kobe Boussauw and Frank Witlox

Journal of Transport Geography, 2011, vol. 19, issue 4, 936-942

Abstract: Based on a set of spatial proximity characteristics this paper develops a model that estimates for every neighbourhood in Flanders (Belgium) the amount of traffic that would be generated by an additional residential unit when socio-economic variables are held constant. The results show that residential density, land use diversity and proximity of facilities influence daily travelled distances when these variables are measured in the immediate vicinity of the residential location of the respondent (within a radius of 1km). When aggregating these variables at a larger geographical scale, in most cases the impact proves no longer significant. Variables based on the spatial distribution of jobs, or on the global accessibility of the entire population in the study area, do not show any significant effects on the travel distance.

Keywords: Spatial proximity; Travel behaviour; Sustainable spatial development; Flanders (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2010.12.002

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