Integrated spatial development and transportation planning

Abstract

The spatial distribution of population and activities on the one hand and patterns of flows and interaction on the other hand are strongly connected. This chapter deals with the interface between spatial development and transportation at the strategic, metropolitan/city and neighbourhood scales. It takes an integrated, cross-disciplinary perspective to discuss the relationships between the spatial structure of towns and cities and emergent mobility patterns and travel behaviours. The influence of urban spatial structure on mobility patterns in Ghana is explored. The need for an integrated approach for spatial development planning and transportation planning is highlighted, followed by discussion of specific strategies for achieving the imperatives of land use and transport integration.