Land Use and Transport: european perspectives on integrated policies

This is a text/reference, written in a style accessible to non-specialists as well as academic researchers. It shows the inter-relationships between transport and land use planning, emphasising the nature of their integration, and showing benefits of integration. It demonstrates research findings and draws conclusions for application to policy and practice. It is coherent and comprehensive and is based on a major set of recently completed European research projects (PLUME). *Focuses on the relationships between transport and land use planning *Addresses general topics and specialist topics before providing a synthesis to the discussion *Information gathered from the PLUME project

Chapter 1: Introduction Part I: Context Chapter 2: The Context Chapter 3: Themes and Relationships Part II: Policy Perspectives Chapter 4: Achieving Sustainable Cities with Integrated LU&T Strategies Chapter 5: Planning Urban Structures for Sustainable Transport Chapter 6: Promoting cycling for Public Health Chapter 7: A Land-Use – Transport Vision Part III: Policy Assessment Chapter 8: Integrated Strategies for Sustainable Urban Development Chapter 9: Urban Sprawl and Transport Chapter 10: Assessing Life Quality in Transport Planning and Urban Design Chapter 11: Assessing and Mapping Urban Freight Distribution Initiatives Part IV: Policy Tools Chapter 12: Arterial Streets: Towards an Integrated Approach Chapter 13: Promotion of Walking: A Complex Interdisciplinary Task Chapter 14: Software For Assessing Environmental Effects of Policies Chapter 15: Improving Decision-Making For Sustainable Urban Transport Part V: Outcomes Chapter 16: Lessons for Policy Chapter 17: A Research Agenda