TY - GEN
T1 - Conceptualizing socially sustainable urban transport
AU - Boschmann, E. Eric
AU - Kwan, Mei Po
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Drawing upon relevant literature, this paper proposes a new concept of socially sustainable urban transport. This paper argues that sustainability, when more broadly conceptualized, necessarily incorporates the social, and subsequently considers how urban transport influences the achievement of social sustainability in urban regions. Socially sustainable urban transport is defined along parameters of social equity, social exclusion, and quality of life. While this research literature is in its infancy, several other well-established research areas provide potential theoretical, methodological, and applied insight into the development of future socially sustainable urban transport research agendas, including: urban form, location- and individual-based accessibility, and city/regional planning for sustainability.
AB - Drawing upon relevant literature, this paper proposes a new concept of socially sustainable urban transport. This paper argues that sustainability, when more broadly conceptualized, necessarily incorporates the social, and subsequently considers how urban transport influences the achievement of social sustainability in urban regions. Socially sustainable urban transport is defined along parameters of social equity, social exclusion, and quality of life. While this research literature is in its infancy, several other well-established research areas provide potential theoretical, methodological, and applied insight into the development of future socially sustainable urban transport research agendas, including: urban form, location- and individual-based accessibility, and city/regional planning for sustainability.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84894521586
SN - 9889884704
SN - 9789889884703
T3 - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies: Sustainable Transportation
SP - 33
EP - 42
BT - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies
T2 - 11th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies: Sustainable Transportation
Y2 - 9 December 2006 through 11 December 2006
ER -