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- Elldér, Erik, et al.
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Proximity changes to what and for whom? Investigating sustainable accessibility change in the Gothenburg city region 1990–2014
- 2018
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Ingår i: International Journal of Sustainable Transportation. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1556-8318 .- 1556-8334. ; 12:4
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper operationalizes the concept of sustainable accessibility by emphasizing the environmental and social dimensions of sustainability from a spatial perspective. In doing so, we develop a heuristic model that focusses on the crucial dimensions of who gets access to what by using sustainable means of movement. We apply our conceptual approach in an examination of trends in sustainable accessibility for different social groups living in Gothenburg, Sweden between 1990 and 2014. On the basis of welfare-related and time-geographical considerations, we investigate accessibility by proximity for low- and high-income earners, people with small children, and elderly people. We investigate to what extent proximity to fundamental facilities increases or decreases over time, indicating changing conditions for sustainability. The results show that opportunities for living a local life and achieving accessibility via proximity differ socially. Low-income earners and the elderly generally live closer to the facilities important for daily life than do high-income earners and parents of young children. We also show that the opportunities for various social groups to obtain access by proximity change over time. For example, we observe a trend in which over time older people face reduced opportunities to reach daily facilities in their local neighbourhoods.
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- Gil Sola, Ana, 1978, et al.
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Understanding sustainable accessibility in urban planning: Themes of consensus, themes of tension
- 2018
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Ingår i: Journal of Transport Geography. - : Elsevier BV. - 0966-6923. ; 70, s. 1-10
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Current urban planning for sustainability is gradually shifting from car-based to proximity ideals. However, when concretized in regular planning thinking and practice, the latter ideal becomes contested and complex. This paper explores sustainable accessibility and how urban planners understand, seek to operationalize, and integrate the concept in their planning practices; we consider what planners hope to achieve in this process and the tensions they experience in doing so. The data, collected through semi-structured, focus-group interviews (workshops) with 35 planners in three Swedish municipalities, were subjected to thematic qualitative analysis. Urban planners' interpretations of sustainable accessibility form five recurrent themes: the importance of crosssectoral approaches in planning; the need for urban land-use densification; measures to shift the transport mode balance in favour of walking, cycling, and public transit; facilitating proximity to everyday activities; and planning in accordance with citizens' rights to access basic services. Although there is overall agreement on these themes, discussing how the related policies should be implemented reveals several tensions, for example: city centre densification could reinforce gentrification, resulting in displacement and increased travel; tension regarding to what extent and where car use should be reduced; trade-offs between the needs of different groups; and accounting for quality and functionality factors when stressing the importance of proximity to services. In conclusion, disagreements arising when implementing sustainable accessibility goals relate in many ways to social considerations and to the socio–spatial distribution of resources.
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- Larsson, Anders, 1961, et al.
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Accessibility Atlas to Analyse Regional Acessibility to Labour in the Food Sector
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Ingår i: COST Action TU1002 – Assessing Usability of Accessibility Instruments. - Amsterdam : The Cost Office. - 9789090282121 ; , s. 115-121
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Presents the results of an experiential workshop with local planning practitioners. These practitioners first experienced and then reflected on the usability of accessibility instruments.
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- Larsson, Anders, 1961, et al.
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Usability of Accessibility Instruments in Regional Planning: The Case of Labour Markets and Daily Commuting in the Food Sector in Västra Götaland, Sweden
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Ingår i: Cecilia Silva, Nuno Pinto, Luca Bertolini Eds. (2019) Designing Accessibility Instruments. Lessons on Their Usability for Integrated Land Use and Transport Planning Practices, 1st Edition.. - Abingdon : Routledge. - 9781138206939 ; , s. 171-185
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper presents work performed in the workshop of the Region Västra Götaland case study within the COST Action TU1002 on Accessibility Instruments in Planning Practice. A four-stage model of experiential workshop design was applied with the aim to evaluate the usability of a locally developed accessibility instrument. The participants found the instrument very useful as a communication platform between different planning specialisations. This was to a large extent based on the ability of maps to visualise large amounts of data. In terms of methodology did the common four-step model provide a useful environment for discussion and interaction. On the problematic side it was noted that establishment and management of databases were seen as complex and time-consuming, limiting the flexibility of use for simulation of scenarios.
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