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Roads to Car-Free Cities: Introducing the Three-Dimensional Balanced Transport Intervention Ladder

Roads to Car-Free Cities: Introducing the Three-Dimensional Balanced Transport Intervention Ladder

Margareta Friman, Lars E. Olsson
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781799835073|ISBN10: 1799835073|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799835080|EISBN13: 9781799835097
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3507-3.ch007
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Friman, Margareta, and Lars E. Olsson. "Roads to Car-Free Cities: Introducing the Three-Dimensional Balanced Transport Intervention Ladder." Humanizing Cities Through Car-Free City Development and Transformation, edited by Rahma M. Doheim, et al., IGI Global, 2020, pp. 164-183. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3507-3.ch007

APA

Friman, M. & Olsson, L. E. (2020). Roads to Car-Free Cities: Introducing the Three-Dimensional Balanced Transport Intervention Ladder. In R. Doheim, A. Farag, & E. Kamel (Eds.), Humanizing Cities Through Car-Free City Development and Transformation (pp. 164-183). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3507-3.ch007

Chicago

Friman, Margareta, and Lars E. Olsson. "Roads to Car-Free Cities: Introducing the Three-Dimensional Balanced Transport Intervention Ladder." In Humanizing Cities Through Car-Free City Development and Transformation, edited by Rahma M. Doheim, Alshimaa Aboelmakarem Farag, and Ehab Kamel, 164-183. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3507-3.ch007

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Abstract

Motorized transport has been around for over a century and has benefited people in various ways. As awareness has increased of the negative effects of car use, efforts to reduce pollution, congestion, noise, and accidents have increased. Some cities have taken drastic measures to reduce the number of cars. The starting point of this chapter is a balanced intervention ladder that includes interventions that can either increase or decrease autonomy. The authors introduce the “three-dimensional balanced intervention ladder” as a framework that can be used to describe autonomy relating to reduced car use, balancing this against perceived accessibility and wellbeing. The consequences of travel mode changes have been substantially explored; however, the consequences with respect to accessibility and wellbeing in life have only recently been recognized. By reviewing current research, they identify knowledge gaps in the implementation of balanced interventions and make recommendations regarding the continued development based on autonomy, perceived accessibility, and wellbeing.

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