Urban Development for Carbon Neutral Mobility

“Carbon neutral mobility” is based on a concept of mobility (defined as the number of accessible destinations) different to from “fossil mobility” (defined as the ability to cover distances). This article describes different approaches towards the further carbon neutral development of mobility and interrelated urban design (Carfree Areas, Transit Oriented Development, Post Carbon Cities and Ecocity) show principles and measures for planning sustainable and livable settlements, offering many benefits for health, safety and well-being of their inhabitants. What all of these approaches have in common are high-quality walking environments (Pedestrian-City) with short distances. They are interrelated, Pedestrian-City and Tram-City (transit oriented development) being the basis for a Carfree-City with a minimal on-site automobile presence, resulting in minimized energy demand for transport. The second large proportion of energy demand in a city, caused by buildings (especially for heating) is minimized by low-energy construction and solar architecture in a Solar-City. The authors conclude that, to adapt to the framework of a post-carbon society, a rethinking of settlement policies and spatial planning paradigms on all planning levels (international, national, regional and local) is a necessary precondition and shall include: fostering of decentralization, mixed use, short distance supply, local and regional material and energy supply structures and economic cycles; and the prevention of sprawl and long distance supply structures.

• Record URL:
  https://www.worldtransportjournal.org/journal
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• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Special Issue: Transport in a Post-Carbon Society
• Authors:
  • Schriefl, Ernst
  • Schubert, Uwe
  • Skala, Franz
  • Stoglehner, Gernot
• Publication Date: 2009-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Maps; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 25- 35
• Serial:
  • World Transport Policy & Practice
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Eco-Logica Limited
  • ISSN: 1352-7614
  • Serial URL: https://www.worldtransportjournal.org/journal
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Carbon inorganic compounds; City planning; Decentralization; Ecology; Land use planning; Mobility; Pedestrians; Public transit; Socioeconomic factors; Urban areas; Urban design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Energy demand models
• Subject Areas: Environment; Society; Transportation (General); I15: Environment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01137451
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 30 2009 3:00PM