What Parameters Influence the Spatial Variations in CO2 Emissions from Road Traffic in Berlin? Implications for Urban Planning to Reduce Anthropogenic CO2 Emissions

Diana Reckien, Maren Ewald, Ottmar Edenhofer and Matthias K. B. Liideke
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Diana Reckien: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, PO 601203, reckien@pik-potsdam.de
Maren Ewald: Seeheim-Jugenheim, Germany, maren. ewald@web.de
Matthias K. B. Liideke: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, PO 601203, luedeke@ pik-potsdam.de

Urban Studies, 2007, vol. 44, issue 2, 339-355

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to find major influencing factors of CO 2 emissions from road traffic in urban areas. The approach of the study involved a statistical analysis on the basis of the formerly 23 urban districts of the German capital of Berlin. Correlation and regression analyses of empirical data from the settlement structure, the traffic structure and income have found that the number of jobs per district and the share of the well-off population can best describe the CO 2 emissions from traffic in Berlin. Also the number of residents, the total built area, the number of cars and the amount of traffic area are positively related to the dependent variable. Therefore, the possibilities to reduce CO 2 emissions from road traffic for urban planners seem limited: a restriction of space dedicated to traffic and a change of transport means for commuting represent leverage points, according to the analysis. The other significant indicators are less able to be influenced by local and regional decision-makers-an alteration in the means of mobility to less CO 2 emitting alternatives is needed if CO 2 emissions from road traffic are extensively to be decreased.

Date: 2007
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