THE RELATION BETWEEN TOWN STRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION VOLUME AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION

BEBYGGELSESSTRUKTURENS INDVIRKNING PAA PERSONTRANSPORTARBEJDE OG ENERGIANVENDELSE

Passenger transportation accounts for approximately 20% of the total oil consumption in Nordic countries. To find substitutes for oil for transport purposes is difficult which raises the question whether a decrease could be achieved instead by reducing transport needs. Such a reduction could be accomplished for example through a better town planning. This report contains results from studies carried out in small and middle-sized Nordic cities (up to 200000 inh.). The results indicate that town structure to a great extent determine the volume of transportation, consequently also the energy consumption. The relation between town structure, transportation volume and energy consumption is very complex and demands further study. (Author/TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Nordiska Aembetsmannakommitten f Transportfrangor

  Nordisk Ministerroads Sekretariat, St Olavsgate 29
  Oslo 1,   Norway 
• Publication Date: 1984

Language

• Danish

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 126 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: City planning; Energy conservation; Fuel consumption; Needs assessment; Public transit; Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Reduction (Decrease)
• Geographic Terms: Denmark; Finland; Sweden
• ITRD Terms: 9009: Decrease; 285: Demand (econ); 8028: Denmark; 8035: Finland; 232: Fuel consumption; 8109: Sweden; 354: Town planning; 1155: Transport
• Subject Areas: Energy; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00399637
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1985 12:00AM