Developing Sustainable Urban Land Use and Transport Strategies: A Decision Maker’s Guidebook

Abstract

Transport and land use policy formulation is a difficult process, particularly in a complex and rapidly-changing city especially if, as is usually thecase, the policy makers have no guidance of any kind. To formulate effective policies, these citiesneed an understanding of how the urban land use and transport system works and interacts and thelonger term consequences of failing to follow the sustainability path. They have to be equipped witha scientific approach and a knowledge of the policy options available to them, and guidance on how touse these to formulate a strategy to achieve both efficiency and sustainability.