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International Journal of Environment Science and Technology
Center for Environment and Energy Research and Studies (CEERS)
ISSN: 1735-1472 EISSN: 1735-1472
Vol. 12, No. 3, 2015, pp. 803-816
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Bioline Code: st15072
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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International Journal of Environment Science and Technology, Vol. 12, No. 3, 2015, pp. 803-816
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Assessing land-use and transport integration via a spatial composite indexing model
Dur, F. & Yigitcanlar, T.
Abstract
Achieving sustainable urban development is
identified as one ultimate goal of many contemporary
planning endeavours and has become central to formulation
of urban planning policies. Within this concept, land-use
and transport integration is highlighted as one of the
most important and attainable policy objectives. In many
cities, integration is embraced as an integral part of local
development plans, and a number of key integration principles
are identified. However, the lack of available evaluation
methods to measure extent of urban sustainability
levels prevents successful implementation of these principles.
This paper introduces a new indicator-based spatial
composite indexing model developed to measure sustainability
performance of urban settings by taking into
account land-use and transport integration principles.
Model indicators are chosen via a thorough selection process
in line with key principles of land-use and transport
integration. These indicators are grouped into categories
and themes according to their topical relevance. These
indicators are then aggregated to form a spatial composite
index to portray an overview of the sustainability performance
of the pilot study area used for model demonstration.
The study results revealed that the model is a practical
instrument for evaluating success of local integration policies
and visualizing sustainability performance of built
environments and useful in both identifying problematic
areas as well as formulating policy interventions.
Keywords
Land-use and transport integration; Sustainable urban development; Composite index; Spatial indexing; Indicator
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