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To close the gap between the advances in scientific knowledge on accessibility and its effective application in planning practice,
Designing Accessibility Instruments introduces a novel methodology for the joint assessment and development of accessibility instruments by researchers and practitioners.
List of contents
Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Accessibility as the Foundation for Transport and Land-Use Planning Practice Chapter 3. Planning Accessibility To Services – The Journey From Theory To Practice Chapter 4. Why Accessibility Measurement Is Not Merely an Option, But an Absolute Necessity Chapter 5. Accessibility: Operationalising a Concept With Relevance For Planners Chapter 6. Mapping Real Experiences With Accessibility Instruments: A Methodological Approach to Improve Their Design Chapter 7. General Experiences With Accessibility Instruments for Integrated Land Use and Transport Planning Chapter 8. Visualizing the Level of Accessibility Through Public Transport: Testing the Usability of a Tool in the City of Turin Chapter 9. The Tum Accessibility Atlas: A Tool For Research and Practice Chapter 10. Case Study: Adelaide, Australia Chapter 11. Testing Isochrones and Related Measures to Improve Stakeholder's Understandability Of Accessibility Measures Chapter 12. GDATI for Public Transport Accessibility Evaluation and Service. Development in Selected Regions of CRACOW City Area Chapter 13. Usability of Accessibility Instruments in Regional Planning: The Case of Labour Markets and Daily Commuting in the Food Sector in Västra Götaland, Sweden Chapter 14. The Learning Process OF Accessibility Instrument Developers Chapter 15. Bottlenecks Blocking Use Of Accessibility Instruments – Exploring Usability, Usefulness And Institutional Barriers Chapter 16. Bridging The Implementation Gap
About the author
Cecília Silva is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Porto, Portugal. She has previously published four books, and was the Action Chair for the COST TU1002 project.
Luca Bertolini is Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the Universiteit van Amsterdam, the Netherlands, involved in ongoing research financed by the Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO), and Co-Chair of the Transport Planning and Policy group of AESOP.
Nuno Norte Pinto is Lecturer in Planning and Environmental Management at the University of Manchester, UK, and an Affiliated Researcher with the Center for Urban Policy Studies (University of Manchester) and the Center for Land Policy and Valuation (Technical University of Catalonia, Spain) and a National Delegate for the COST TU1002 Accessibility Instruments for Planning Practice in Europe project.
Summary
To close the gap between the advances in scientific knowledge on accessibility and its effective application in planning practice, Designing Accessibility Instruments introduces a novel methodology for the joint assessment and development of accessibility instruments by researchers and practitioners.
