Accessibility instruments for planning practice: a review of European experiences

Authors

  • Enrica Papa AMRP Center for Mobility and Spatial Planning, Department of Civil Engineering, Ghent University Vrijdagmarkt 10/301 B-9000 Ghent http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2922-2443
  • Cecilia Silva University of Porto, Territory Planning and Environment Division, Rua Dr Roberto Frias 4200-465 Porto http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2868-1840
  • Marco te Brömmelstroet University of Amsterdam, AISSR Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, 1018 WV, Amsterdam
  • Angela Hull Heriot-Watt University, School of the Built Environment, Riccarton EH14 4AS Edinburgh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5198/jtlu.2015.585

Keywords:

Accessibility, Decision Support Systems DSS, Land Use Transport LUT Planning

Abstract

Although a large body of literature has been produced on the theoretical definitions and measurements of accessibility, the extent to which such indicators are used in planning practice is less clear. This research explores the gap between theory and application by seeking to understand what the new wave of accessibility instruments (AIs) prepared for spatial and transport planning practice purports to offer the users of AIs. Starting from the question of how urban and transport planners are designing AIs, the article analyzes and describes the AIs developed over the last decade (mainly in Europe), offering a structured overview and a clear categorization of how accessibility measures can be applied. The paper identifies AI characteristics, and considers their usability, based on AI developer perceptions.

Author Biography

Cecilia Silva, University of Porto, Territory Planning and Environment Division, Rua Dr Roberto Frias 4200-465 Porto

Cecília Silva is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto (FEUP). Her main research fields are on mobility management, accessibility planning and planning support instruments. She chaired the COST Action on Accessibility Instruments for European Planning Practice involving 22 Countries and more than 100 members (2010-2014).

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2015-06-26

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Papa, E., Silva, C., te Brömmelstroet, M., & Hull, A. (2015). Accessibility instruments for planning practice: a review of European experiences. Journal of Transport and Land Use, 9(3). https://doi.org/10.5198/jtlu.2015.585

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