TY - BOOK ID - 9336692 TI - Built environment and car travel : analyses of interdependencies PY - 2009 SN - 1607500647 6612880392 9786612880391 1607505940 128288039X 9781607505945 9781607500643 9781282880399 PB - Delft, the Netherlands : Thesis Delft University of Technology, DB - UniCat KW - TRANSPORTATION KW - Automotive / General KW - City planning KW - Choice of transportation. KW - Urban transportation. KW - HE336.C5. KW - City transportation KW - Metropolitan transportation KW - Municipal transportation KW - Transportation, Urban KW - Modal choice in transportation KW - Modal split (Transportation) KW - Modes of transport KW - Transport modes KW - Transportation, Choice of KW - Travel modes KW - Transportation KW - Urban policy KW - Traffic estimation KW - Traffic surveys KW - Urban transportation KW - Automobiles KW - E-books KW - Cities and towns KW - Civic planning KW - Land use, Urban KW - Model cities KW - Redevelopment, Urban KW - Slum clearance KW - Town planning KW - Urban design KW - Urban development KW - Urban planning KW - Land use KW - Planning KW - Art, Municipal KW - Civic improvement KW - Regional planning KW - Urban renewal KW - Autos (Automobiles) KW - Cars (Automobiles) KW - Gasoline automobiles KW - Motorcars (Automobiles) KW - Motor vehicles KW - Transportation, Automotive KW - Government policy KW - Management UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:9336692 AB - An academic and policy debate has been running in recent decades on whether and to what extent travel behaviour is influenced by the built environment. This publication addresses the influence on daily travel distance, chaining behaviour, car ownership, and car commuting. As cars are the dominant mode of transport, car travel received most attention. The analyses were based on a comprehensive dataset collected in the North Wing of the Randstad in the Netherlands. The study findings indicate that a more compact urban structure reduces car use. However, the effects are small. One important lesson is thatbehavioural mechanisms are never simple but invariably elicit compensation. The challenge facing planners is to design cities and neighbourhoods that make it easier to drive less and that are attractive to live in. ER -