Mohajeri, N;
Gudmundsson, A;
(2024)
The impacts of urbanisation and travel behaviour on transport CO2 emissions: From scaling relations to urban sustainability.
In: D'Acci, Luca S., (ed.)
Urban Scaling: Allometry in Urban Studies and Spatial Science.
(pp. 226-233).
Routledge: London, UK.
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Abstract
Travel behaviour in cities is a key element for sustainable transport. Here we report the results of a study of transport-generated CO2 emissions from 347 cities (at local authority district level) in England and Wales in relation to urbanisation, travel behaviour, and travel mode. The results show that (i) with increasing urbanisation the average travel distance and the percentage use of private cars both decrease (sublinear scaling relations) whereas the use of public transport, walking and cycling all increase (superlinear scaling relations), and (ii) fuel consumption and CO2 emissions increase at a lower rate as the urban area grows (sublinear relations).
| Type: | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Title: | The impacts of urbanisation and travel behaviour on transport CO2 emissions: From scaling relations to urban sustainability |
| ISBN-13: | 9781003288312 |
| DOI: | 10.4324/9781003288312-26 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003288312 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Bartlett School Env, Energy and Resources |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10200973 |
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