America's Suburban Centers: The Land Use-Transportation Link

ISBN-13: 9781138485792 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 246 str.

Robert Cervero

Opis

Originally published in 1989, America’s Suburban Centers looks at how America’s suburban workplaces are being designed for automobiles. This book argues that the low-density, single-use, and non-integrated character of America’s suburban centers is a cause of declining mobility.

Spis treści

Preface  Acknowledgements  List of Tables  List of Figures  1. Introduction: Suburban Office Growth and Congestion  2. Probing the Suburban Land Use-Transportation Link: Definitions and Research Methodology  3. Land Use, Employment, and Transportation Characteristics of America’s SECs  4. Classifying Suburban Employment Centers  5. Comparison of Land Use and Transportation Characteristics Among SECs Groups  6. Land Use and Work Site Factors Influencing Commuting Choices in SECs  7. Case Studies of Land-Use Transportation Issues in SECs in Greater Seattle, Chicago and Houston  8. Linking Land Use and Transportation in SECs  Appendix 1: National Survey on Land Use and Travel Characteristics of Major Suburban Employment Centers  Appendix 2: Cluster Analysis Summary  Bibliography  Index

O autorze

Robert Cervero