Toward Socially Sustainable Urban Transportation: Progress and Potentials
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
2008
Subject Area
land use - impacts, land use - planning, policy - equity, policy - sustainable, policy - social exclusion, place - urban
Keywords
Urban transportation, Sustainable development, Sustainability, Social justice, Social inclusion, Social impacts, Social equity, Quality of life, Planning, Intracity transportation, Fairness (Social equity), Equity (Justice), Accessibility
Abstract
Drawing upon relevant literature, this article reviews research on socially sustainable urban transportation (SSUT). Arguing that the social dimensions of sustainability are more often implied rather than explicit, this article subsequently considers how urban transportation influences the achievement of social sustainability in urban regions. Socially sustainable urban transportation is implied in the literature through the elements of social equity, social exclusion, and quality of life. Several well-established research areas provide potential theoretical, methodological, and applied insight into the development of future socially sustainable urban transportation research agendas, including: urban form, location- and individual-based accessibility, and city/regional planning for sustainability.
Recommended Citation
Boschmann, E, Kwan, Mei-Po. (2008). Toward Socially Sustainable Urban Transportation: Progress and Potentials. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, Volume 2, Issue 3, pp 138-157.
