Urban Form and Sustainable Transport: Lessons from the Ankara Case

There is growing awareness that urban form and the density, diversity and design of development have significant effects on travel behavior and car usage. Compactness and corridor development, particularly when supported with a mix of different land uses, can result in sustainable transport patterns. The planning experience of Ankara contributes to these arguments, since studies from the 1970s onwards promoted corridor development for the city, with a significant focus on bringing homes and workplaces together. The paper assesses this experience and discusses the effectiveness of, as well as challenges to, planning approaches that promote sustainable urban patterns.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1080/15568318.2012.676152
• Record URL:
  • http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15568318.2012.676152#.UbiTlpyMWSo
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/15568318
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Taylor & Francis.
• Authors:
  • Babalik-Sutcliffe, Ela
• Publication Date: 2013-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 416-430
• Serial:
  • International Journal of Sustainable Transportation
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 1556-8318
  • EISSN: 1556-8334
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ujst20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Land use planning; Sustainable development; Transportation corridors; Urban design
• Geographic Terms: Ankara (Turkey)
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I15: Environment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01483720
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 13 2013 9:13AM