Handbook on Transport and Land Use
A Holistic Approach in an Age of Rapid Technological Change
Published on 3. June 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
436 pages
978-1-0353-6905-8 (ISBN)
Description
Synthesizing current understandings on the relationship between transport and land use, this timely Handbook proposes an agenda for research and practice that leads toward more human-centered communities within an increasingly urbanized world facing rapid technological change.
Leading scholars reframe and expand conventional transport policy holistically with concepts grounded in behavioral, economic, psychological and sociological theories in this fundamental reference work. Chapters explore the role of institutional policies and informal cultural contexts in influencing transport and land use systems, before examining the impacts of transportation and land use decisions across multiple areas, including equity, public health, climate, environment, and lifestyle preferences. The Handbook concludes by emphasizing pathways for human-centered development, planning, and policy in an age of rapid innovation in new mobility technologies.
Outlining the fundamental, emerging and developing theories, methods, models and policies across the fields of transportation and land use, this interdisciplinary Handbook will be invaluable to students and scholars of urban planning and transport studies. Setting an agenda for future research and policy initiatives, it will also prove a useful resource to policymakers and practitioners working within transport and land use planning.
Leading scholars reframe and expand conventional transport policy holistically with concepts grounded in behavioral, economic, psychological and sociological theories in this fundamental reference work. Chapters explore the role of institutional policies and informal cultural contexts in influencing transport and land use systems, before examining the impacts of transportation and land use decisions across multiple areas, including equity, public health, climate, environment, and lifestyle preferences. The Handbook concludes by emphasizing pathways for human-centered development, planning, and policy in an age of rapid innovation in new mobility technologies.
Outlining the fundamental, emerging and developing theories, methods, models and policies across the fields of transportation and land use, this interdisciplinary Handbook will be invaluable to students and scholars of urban planning and transport studies. Setting an agenda for future research and policy initiatives, it will also prove a useful resource to policymakers and practitioners working within transport and land use planning.
Reviews / Votes
'Framed around human-centric planning, this edited volume provides fresh insights and interdisciplinary perspectives on the current and emerging issues in transportation and land use. For academics and practitioners alike, the Handbook will be an invaluable resource on the nexus between transport and land development and the urban economic, environmental, and social challenges.' -- Kelly Clifton, University of British Columbia, Canada 'Getting the connections between transportation and land use right is vital to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and securing mobility justice. Drawing from multiple disciplines, this volume provides conceptual, empirical, methodological, and practical insights into those connections across both old and new challenges. An indispensable reference for academics and practitioners alike.' -- Susan Handy, University of California, Davis, US 'A comprehensive, cross-disciplinary tour of the all-important transport-land use connection. The Handbook is highly topical and informed by top-notch research. Its international scope and attention to some of today's most pressing challenges, like planning in an era of pandemics and automated technologies, are particular strengths. Recommended to transportation professionals and policymakers alike.' -- Robert Cervero, University of California, Berkeley, USMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 169 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-0353-6905-8 (9781035369058)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Edited by Joao de Abreu e Silva, Associate Professor, with Habilitation, Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Georesources, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal, Kristina M. Currans, Assistant Professor, Urban Planning, School of Landscape Architecture and Planning, College of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture, University of Arizona, US, Veronique Van Acker, Research Scientist, Urban Development and Mobility Department, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research, Luxembourg and Guest Professor, Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, Ghent University, Belgium and Robert J. Schneider, Professor, Urban Planning, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, US
Content
Contents:
1 Introduction: the transport and land use policy cycle 1
Robert J. Schneider, Kristina M. Currans, Veronique Van Acker and Joao de
Abreu e Silva
PART I HISTORY AND THEORY
2 Transport planning and spatial planning: two worlds apart 11
Kobe Boussauw
3 A field of practical relevance: evolving trends in how the transport and
land-use relationship has been conceptualized and operationalized 31
Bert van Wee
4 Transportation and urban spatial structure 54
Patricia C. Melo
5 The impacts and interventions of land use on travel behavior: sprawl,
built environment, and land-use controls 71
Torrey Lyons
6 Exploring diverse and dynamic interactions between land use and
transport from a behavioral and psychological perspective 91
Baoxin Zhai and Junyi Zhang
7 Causality and self-selection 107
Petter Naess
8 Sociological approaches to mobilities 129
Vincent Kaufmann
9 Mapping urban transport - land use interactions worldwide, a state of practice 147
Fahimeh Khalaj, Sara Alidoust and Dorina Pojani
PART II DATA AND METHODS
10 Measuring travel behavior 168
Catherine Morency and Hubert Verreault
11 Measuring land-use variables in the transport-land-use interaction 192
Steven R. Gehrke
12 Planning for people through the lens of accessibility 207
Genevieve Boisjoly
13 Integrated transport and land-use modeling 232
Ruben Cordera, Esther Gonzalez-Gonzalez, Soledad Nogues and Luigi dell'Olio
14 Urban interventions: formulating a strategy for walkable and
transit-oriented development 251
John Renne
15 Parking regulation and management 264
Chris McCahill
PART III WHAT'S NEXT?
16 Societal changes and their challenges 285
Alexa Delbosc, Laura McCarthy and Rahman Shafi
17 Centering equity and justice in land use-transportation coordination 299
Arlie Adkins, Deyanira Nevarez Martinez and Liliana Salas-Nino
18 Reducing motor vehicle GHG emissions via land-use and transport
integration: realistic expectations and essential strategies 314
Elisa Barbour and Gian-Claudia Sciara
19 Public health, active transport, and land use 334
Kevin Manaugh, E.O.D. Waygood and Luc Pellecuer
20 New mobility systems and land use 352
Joao de Abreu e Silva and Vishnu Baburajan
21 Technology, IoT and automation as tools, not decision-makers:
managing disruptive transportation to support sustainability and social justice 370
William Riggs and David Batstone
22 New urban freight developments and land use 385
Andre Alho, Takanori Sakai and Giacomo Dalla Chiara
PART IV CONCLUSIONS
23 Future directions for transport and land-use research and practice 401
Kristina M. Currans, Veronique Van Acker, Robert J. Schneider and Joao de
Abreu e Silva
Index 410
1 Introduction: the transport and land use policy cycle 1
Robert J. Schneider, Kristina M. Currans, Veronique Van Acker and Joao de
Abreu e Silva
PART I HISTORY AND THEORY
2 Transport planning and spatial planning: two worlds apart 11
Kobe Boussauw
3 A field of practical relevance: evolving trends in how the transport and
land-use relationship has been conceptualized and operationalized 31
Bert van Wee
4 Transportation and urban spatial structure 54
Patricia C. Melo
5 The impacts and interventions of land use on travel behavior: sprawl,
built environment, and land-use controls 71
Torrey Lyons
6 Exploring diverse and dynamic interactions between land use and
transport from a behavioral and psychological perspective 91
Baoxin Zhai and Junyi Zhang
7 Causality and self-selection 107
Petter Naess
8 Sociological approaches to mobilities 129
Vincent Kaufmann
9 Mapping urban transport - land use interactions worldwide, a state of practice 147
Fahimeh Khalaj, Sara Alidoust and Dorina Pojani
PART II DATA AND METHODS
10 Measuring travel behavior 168
Catherine Morency and Hubert Verreault
11 Measuring land-use variables in the transport-land-use interaction 192
Steven R. Gehrke
12 Planning for people through the lens of accessibility 207
Genevieve Boisjoly
13 Integrated transport and land-use modeling 232
Ruben Cordera, Esther Gonzalez-Gonzalez, Soledad Nogues and Luigi dell'Olio
14 Urban interventions: formulating a strategy for walkable and
transit-oriented development 251
John Renne
15 Parking regulation and management 264
Chris McCahill
PART III WHAT'S NEXT?
16 Societal changes and their challenges 285
Alexa Delbosc, Laura McCarthy and Rahman Shafi
17 Centering equity and justice in land use-transportation coordination 299
Arlie Adkins, Deyanira Nevarez Martinez and Liliana Salas-Nino
18 Reducing motor vehicle GHG emissions via land-use and transport
integration: realistic expectations and essential strategies 314
Elisa Barbour and Gian-Claudia Sciara
19 Public health, active transport, and land use 334
Kevin Manaugh, E.O.D. Waygood and Luc Pellecuer
20 New mobility systems and land use 352
Joao de Abreu e Silva and Vishnu Baburajan
21 Technology, IoT and automation as tools, not decision-makers:
managing disruptive transportation to support sustainability and social justice 370
William Riggs and David Batstone
22 New urban freight developments and land use 385
Andre Alho, Takanori Sakai and Giacomo Dalla Chiara
PART IV CONCLUSIONS
23 Future directions for transport and land-use research and practice 401
Kristina M. Currans, Veronique Van Acker, Robert J. Schneider and Joao de
Abreu e Silva
Index 410