REACHING HEARTS AND MINDS

This paper provides an exploratory analysis of the deeper reasons for mobility, and how understanding them can help in policies to reduce both the "need" to travel and car dependence. It concludes that: (a) "journey" often comes before "purpose"; (b) the "need" to travel is real but could be partly met without any movement; and (c) while some current policies satisfy our natural pattern of motives and will therefore succeed, the limit may come sooner than we would like if the multi dimensional approach is not considered. For the covering abstract see IRRD E101807.

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• Authors:
  • Solomon, J
• Conference:
  • Policy, planning and sustainability. Proceedings of seminar C held at AET European Transport Conference, Loughborough University, England, 14-18 September 1998. Volume P422
• Publication Date: 1998-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 41-52

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Conferences; Demand; Land use; Mobility; Motion; Planning; Policy; Psychology; Sociology; Transportation; Travel
• ITRD Terms: 2267: Attitude (psychol); 8525: Conference; 285: Demand (econ); 698: Journey; 356: Land use; 9105: Mobility (pers); 5483: Movement; 143: Planning; 173: Policy; 2255: Psychology; 2253: Sociology; 1155: Transport
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00768716
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-86050-312-7
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Sep 10 1999 12:00AM