Meeting travel needs of the current generation with minimal environmental impacts, and without affecting the ability of future generations to meet their own.
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Greenways and Sustainable Urban Mobility Systems
Abdulrahman A. Zawawi (King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia & University of Nottingham, UK), Nicole Porter (University of Nottingham, UK), and Christopher D. Ives (University of Nottingham, UK)
Copyright: © 2020
|Pages: 39
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3507-3.ch002
Abstract
This chapter describes how greenways can be a constituent of sustainable urban mobility (SUM) systems that reduce automobile dependence while simultaneously having positive environmental and social co-benefits. It begins by providing a brief background on the harmful effects of automobile dependency. A chronological review of the evolution of greenways as a typology, divided into five generations starting from pre-1900 until today, demonstrates how various economic, political, environmental, and social factors have shaped blue-green corridors in different cities, mainly in English-speaking countries. The discussion then focuses on the integration process between greenways and SUM planning, as well as highlighting some of the planning challenges and opportunities of (re)developing greenways to support as non-motorized transport corridors. By critically analyzing the evolution of greenways in relation to urban mobility and their integration process, this chapter supports green space, transport, and design professionals to work toward a shared vision of sustainable cities.