Description
This module will examine the links between environmental, energy and transport issues. The module will critically analyse the environmental impact generated by transport systems. It will examine the opportunities & challenges to decarbonise transport systems, across various modes of transport, and establish zero-emission mobility systems. Students will investigate transport鈥檚 environmental impacts, including air quality issues and critically appraise measures designed to reduce these impacts. The module will also explore the links between energy and transport systems.
In the second part of the module, students will learn about the relationships between mobility systems and the built environment.听 Students will be introduced to a range of theoretical models of land-use-transport systems and consider how these models can be applied to better understand the impact of changes to the transport system on the built environment and the role transport plays in shaping urban areas, regeneration and regional economic development.
Learning Outcomes
Students will have the ability to:
- Synthesize and debate the links between energy use and transport systems and critically examine the opportunities to decarbonise transport systems
- Identify the environmental impacts of a transport scheme, critique different environmental appraisal methods and interpret environmental impact assessments
- Critique theoretical models of the land-use-transport system and apply them to assess how new transport infrastructure or new land-use developments change mobility patterns
- Critically evaluate the roles of connectivity, accessibility and different transport modes in promoting and shaping regional economic growth, urban development and regeneration in different international contexts
Indicative Reading List:听 Transport and Environment
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Adeel, M., Anable, J., Buchs, M., Lovelace, R., Morgan, M. and Mullen, C., 2022. Curbing excess: high energy consumption and the fair energy transition.
Ahlfeldt, G. (2011). If Alonso was right: modeling accessibility and explaining the residential land gradient. Journal of Regional Science, 51(2), 318-338.
Bache, I., Bartle, I., Flinders, M. and Marsden, G., 2015. Blame games and climate change: Accountability, multi-level governance and carbon management. The British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 17(1), pp.64-88.
Barrett, J., Pye, S., Betts-Davies, S., Broad, O., Price, J., Eyre, N., Anable, J., Brand, C., Bennett, G., Carr-Whitworth, R. and Garvey, A., 2022. Energy demand reduction options for meeting national zero emission targets.
Chatman, D. G., & Noland, R. B. (2011). Do public transport improvements increase agglomeration economies? A review of literature and an agenda for research. Transport Reviews, 31(6), 725-742.
Church, A. (1990). Transport and urban regeneration in London Docklands: a victim of success or a failure to plan?. Cities, 7(4), 289-303.
Ewing, R., & Cervero, R. (2010). Travel and the built environment: A meta-analysis. Journal of the American planning association, 76(3), 265-294.
Giuliano, G. (1995) 鈥淟and Use Impacts of Transportation Investments: Highway and Transit鈥, in S. Hanson (ed) The Geography of Urban Transportation, New York: The Guilford Press, p. 307.
Gudmundsson, H., Marsden, G. and Josias, Z., 2016. Sustainable transportation: Indicators, frameworks, and performance management. Springer
Handy, S. (2005) Smart Growth and the Transport-Land Use Connection: What does the research tell us?听 International Regional Science Review, 28, pp146-167.
Lucas, K., Marsden, G., Brooks, M. and Kimble, M., 2007. Assessment of capabilities for examining long-term social sustainability of transport and land use strategies. Transportation Research Record, 2013(1), pp.30-37.
Lawless, P., & Gore, T. (1999). Urban regeneration and transport investment: a case study of Sheffield 1992-96. Urban Studies, 36(3), 527-545.
Marsden, G., Ferreira, A., Bache, I., Flinders, M. and Bartle, I., 2014. Muddling through with climate change targets: a multi-level governance perspective on the transport sector. Climate policy, 14(5), pp.617-636.
Newman, P, Kenworthy, J. (2021)听 Current Urban Studies 9 (3), 532-553
Philips, I., Anable, J. and Chatterton, T., 2022. E-bikes and their capability to reduce car CO2 emissions. Transport Policy, 116, pp.11-23.
Rodrigue, J-P et al. (2020) The Geography of Transport Systems, Hofstra University, Department of Global Studies & Geography, .听 Chpts 2 and 8
Ruhrort, L., 2022. Can a rapid mobility transition appear both desirable and achievable? Reflections on the role of competing narratives for socio-technical change and suggestions for a research agenda. Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research, pp.1-18.
Schwanen, T., Banister, D. and Anable, J., 2011. Scientific research about climate change mitigation in transport: A critical review. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 45 (10), pp.993-1006.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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