TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of ecological footprinting to explore alternative transport policy scenarios in an Irish city-region
AU - Browne, David
AU - O'Regan, Bernadette
AU - Moles, Richard
PY - 2008/7
Y1 - 2008/7
N2 - The objective of this paper is to compare the ecological footprint for travel-commuting patterns for the residents of an Irish city-region, that is Limerick city-region, in 1996 and 2002. Scenario building, based on ecological footprint analysis, is used to estimate the impact of different policy choices for 2010. The optimal policy mix for sustainable travel is proposed and consists of a mix of reduced demand through travel demand measures, better spatial planning and technological improvements in fuel economy.
AB - The objective of this paper is to compare the ecological footprint for travel-commuting patterns for the residents of an Irish city-region, that is Limerick city-region, in 1996 and 2002. Scenario building, based on ecological footprint analysis, is used to estimate the impact of different policy choices for 2010. The optimal policy mix for sustainable travel is proposed and consists of a mix of reduced demand through travel demand measures, better spatial planning and technological improvements in fuel economy.
KW - Ecological footprinting
KW - Scenario analysis
KW - Spatial planning
KW - Sustainable travel
KW - Sustainable urban development
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=44749083770&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.trd.2008.03.009
DO - 10.1016/j.trd.2008.03.009
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:44749083770
SN - 1361-9209
VL - 13
SP - 315
EP - 322
JO - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
JF - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
IS - 5
ER -
