Recent years have witnessed an increasing emphasis placed on planning systems in most
advanced capitalist societies to develop a more sustainable urban development pattern …

This study reviews the smart growth concept-and identity-specific principles that could be
adopted by rapidly growing African cities. Given the macroeconomic reform changes over …

This paper analyses whether the decision to commute by car is influenced by built
environment characteristics of residential neighbourhoods and, more especially, of work …

This paper is focused on developing a simulation tool that will be used to assess urban
sustainability and inform the future of urban planning. The tool is developed as an add-on …

This research examines how the residential built environment relates to residents' solo
versus joint engagement in shopping, dining, and recreational/fitness activities. Using data …

A substantial body of research is focused on understanding the relationships between socio-
demographics, land-use characteristics, and mode specific attributes on travel mode choice …

Problem: In 1997, the State of Maryland adopted a bold new approach to growth
management based on a novel instrument: priority funding areas (PFAs). PFAs contain …

This article attempts to explain the increase in commuting times in the 1990s after decades
of stability. Although traditional explanations, for example both demographic variables …

Sustainable travel is a goal deserving of research and implementation, but how such a goal
can be reached is debated. Fueling this debate are the many different factors involved in …

This paper presents the results of a study on the effectiveness of smart growth development
patterns and vehicle fleet hybridization in reducing mobile source emissions of carbon …