Urban Form and Sustainable Transport: Lessons from the Ankara Case

BABALIK SUTCLIFFE E.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION, cilt.7, sa.5, ss.416-430, 2013 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 7 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/15568318.2012.676152
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.416-430
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: sustainable form, sustainable transport, urban form, BUILT ENVIRONMENTS, CHALLENGES
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

There is growing awareness that urban form and the density, diversity and design of development have significant effects on travel behavior and car usage. Compactness and corridor development, particularly when supported with a mix of different land uses, can result in sustainable transport patterns. The planning experience of Ankara contributes to these arguments, since studies from the 1970s onwards promoted corridor development for the city, with a significant focus on bringing homes and workplaces together. The paper assesses this experience and discusses the effectiveness of, as well as challenges to, planning approaches that promote sustainable urban patterns.