Abstract Rising energy prices and supply shortfalls have underscored the need to improve the energy efficiency of urban travel. Long run solutions may involve rearranging development patterns in urban areas, or at least locating new growth in ways which reduce the need to travel. To test the degree to which altering development patterns may effect transport energy savings, relationships between gasoline consumption and urban development characteristics were investigated in 49 U.S. metropolitan areas. The results suggest that cities of medium size with clusters of high residential densities are associated with lower levels of per capita gasoline consumption. However, it is unlikely that changes in current development patterns during the next two decades would be substantial enough to cause a significant reduction in U.S. energy consumption.


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    Title :

    Energy for travel: The influence of urban development patterns


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    Publication date :

    1981-04-06


    Size :

    6 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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