Tools are developing rapidly to aid public agencies and consultants
with the management of land-use and transportation. Ever more
powerful computers promise new generations of simulation models
that allow novel investment strategies and public policies to be
"tried on for size" before they are introduced. But for these
models to reach their full potential, they must represent human
behaviour in a realistic way. This book examines the behavioural
foundations, often simplistic, that have limited land-use and
transportation models in the past, and recommends alternative
assumptions, frameworks and methods. At the heart of these are ways
to measure and represent the processes of decision-making that lead
to the organisation of human activities in time and space. All the
main urban decision-makers are involved, including individuals,
households, property developers, owners of shops and leisure
facilities, employers, and public officials. The focus ranges from
daily decisions of households concerning what to do, where and when
to do it, and by what travel mode, to longer term decisions
concerning residential choice, vehicle holdings or land consumption
by housing and business entities. Collectively, these intentional
micro-level behaviours culminate in aggregate flows of traffic and
urban growth that may be unintended and contrary to public policy.
The book is an essential guide to these behavioural foundations for
anyone evaluating the environmental sustainability, healthiness and
equitability of access to activities and services in city regions.
This book was a product of the PROCESSUS international network
research programme, funded principally by the Social Sciences and
HumanitiesResearch Council of Canada (SSHRC), the Canadian Network
of Centres of Excellence in geomatics (GEOIDE), and the Quebec
Ministry of Transport.
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