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Developing context-sensitive livability indicators for transportation planning : a measurement framework
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Abstract
New emphases on livability and sustainability are creating demands for measuring and applying these concepts in transportation policy and planning. However, livability and sustainability are complex, multidimensional concepts that require careful measurement if they are to be applied meaningfully in plan evaluation and benchmarking. This paper provides aframework for constructing and applying quantitative livability and sustainability indicators. In addition to critically reviewing principles of constructing indicators describing a multidimensional concept such as livability or sustainability, we also discuss methods for capturing local context, a critical feature for transportation planning. Specifically, we review methods for incorporating diverse stakeholder perspectives into indicator construction and spatial analytic tools for geographic entities and relationships. We also discuss spatial decision support systems and the Geodesign concept for organizing these tools and technologies as well as integrating livabilityindicators into the overall planning process.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Journal of transport geography. - London
Publication
London : 2013
ISSN
0966-6923
DOI
10.1016/J.JTRANGEO.2012.08.007
Volume/pages
26 (2013) , p. 51-64
ISI
000315474200006
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Creation 12.10.2012
Last edited 04.03.2024
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