ORBi: Marique Anne-Françoise - Urban sprawl, commuting and travel energy consumption

Reference : Urban sprawl, commuting and travel energy consumption


	Document type :	Scientific journals : Article
	Discipline(s) :	Engineering, computing & technology : Architecture Engineering, computing & technology : Energy Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Regional & inter-regional studies
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/2268/131680

Title :	Urban sprawl, commuting and travel energy consumption
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Marique, Anne-Françoise [Université de Liège - ULg > Département Argenco : Secteur TLU+C > Urbanisme et aménagement du territoire >]
	Dujardin, Sébastien [Université de Liège - ULg > Lepur > > >]
	Teller, Jacques [Université de Liège - ULg > Département Argenco : Secteur TLU+C > Urbanisme et aménagement du territoire >]
	Reiter, Sigrid [Université de Liège - ULg > Département Argenco : Secteur TLU+C > Urbanisme et aménagement du territoire >]
Publication date :	Feb-2013
Journal title :	Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Energy
Publisher :	Thomas Telford Ltd
Volume :	166
Pages :	1-13
Audience :	International
ISSN :	1751-4223
e-ISSN :	1751-4231
Keywords :	[en] Urban sprawl ; commuting ; energy ; town and city planning ; transport planning
Abstract :	[en] Commuting to and from dense urban centres is often believed to be more energy efficient than commuting from more suburban areas. However, quantitative evidence is lacking. In this context, this paper investigates the interactions between the spatial structure of the territory and transport energy consumption for commuting. Based on empirical surveys carried out every 10 years in Belgium, a quantitative method was developed and applied to assess energy efficiency of home-to-work and home-to-school travels. Our main findings highlight that urban structure acts upon travel energy consumption for commuting and that major cities present low energy consumption. However, a local-scale approach is useful for refining these observations, and this approach highlights the existence of secondary suburban and rural cores that also are characterized by low transport energy consumption. In this respect, the distance from home to a destination is paramount, whereas the mode of transport used has a lower impact. The method is parameterised and reproducible in other territories.
Research units :	Lepur : Centre de Recherche en Sciences de la Ville, du Territoire et du Milieu rural ; LEMA
Funders :	Région wallonne : Direction générale de l'Aménagement du Territoire, du Logement et du Patrimoine - DGATLP
Name of the research project :	SAFE (Suburban Areas Favoring Energy efficiency) / SOLEN (SOlutions for Low Energy Neighbourhoods)
Target :	Researchers ; Professionals ; Students
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/2268/131680

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