Open AccessUrban spatial structure, daily mobility and energy consumption: a study of 34 European cities
Author(s) -
Florent Le Néchet
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
cybergeo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.16
H-Index - 16
ISSN - 1278-3366
DOI - 10.4000/cybergeo.24966
Subject(s) - polycentricity , geography , economic geography , sustainability , explanatory power , population , regional science , business , demography , ecology , corporate governance , sociology , philosophy , finance , epistemology , biology
International audienceIn this article, we compare two databases, one providing mobility data (UITP database, 2001), and the other providing population density grid cells at 200m scale for 34 European cities. Looking towards sustainable urban forms, we assess explanatory power of socio-economic and morphological indicators, with respect to seven mobility indicators, including the energy consumption per inhabitant due to transport (base year 2001). We conclude that classical urban indicators (GDP per inhabitant, population density) and more precise morphological indicators (entropy, rank-size slope) are complementary towards such objectives. © CNRS-UMR Géographie-cités