Professor David Banister "The Sustainable Mobility Paradigm"

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Description:	ABSTRACT: This presentation has two main parts. The first questions two of the underlying principles of conventional transport planning on travel as a derived demand and on travel cost minimisation. It suggests that the existing paradigm ought to be more flexible, particularly if the sustainable mobility agenda is to become a reality. The second part argues that policy measures are available to improve urban sustainability in transport terms but that the main challenges relate to the necessary conditions for change. These conditions are dependent upon high-quality implementation of innovative schemes, and the need to gain public confidence and acceptability to support these measures through active involvement and action. BIOGRAPHY: David Banister is Professor of Transport Studies at Oxford University and Director of the Transport Studies Unit. Until 2006, he was Professor of Transport Planning at University College London. He has also been Research Fellow at the Warren Centre in the University of Sydney (2001-2002) on the Sustainable Transport for a Sustainable City project, was Visiting VSB Professor at the Tinbergen Institute in Amsterdam (1994-1997), and Visiting Professor at the University of Bodenkultur in Vienna in 2007. He was Acting Director of the Environmental Change Institute at Oxford University (2009-2010). He has published 19 books, 150 papers in refereed journals and a further 250 papers on all topics related to transport, environment and cities.

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ABSTRACT:
This presentation has two main parts. The first questions two of the underlying principles of conventional transport planning on travel as a derived demand and on travel cost minimisation. It suggests that the existing paradigm ought to be more flexible, particularly if the sustainable mobility agenda is to become a reality. The second part argues that policy measures are available to improve urban sustainability in transport terms but that the main challenges relate to the necessary conditions for change. These conditions are dependent upon high-quality implementation of innovative schemes, and the need to gain public confidence and acceptability to support these measures through active involvement and action.

BIOGRAPHY:
David Banister is Professor of Transport Studies at Oxford University and Director of the Transport Studies Unit. Until 2006, he was Professor of Transport Planning at University College London. He has also been Research Fellow at the Warren Centre in the University of Sydney (2001-2002) on the Sustainable Transport for a Sustainable City project, was Visiting VSB Professor at the Tinbergen Institute in Amsterdam (1994-1997), and Visiting Professor at the University of Bodenkultur in Vienna in 2007. He was Acting Director of the Environmental Change Institute at Oxford University (2009-2010). He has published 19 books, 150 papers in refereed journals and a further 250 papers on all topics related to transport, environment and cities.


Created:	2011-08-25 13:56
Collection:	Martin Centre Research Seminar Series - 2011 Lent Term Martin Centre Research Seminar Series
Publisher:	University of Cambridge
Copyright:	D.Banister - Martin Centre
Language:	eng (English)

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