Urban Environment, Travel Behavior, Health, and Resident Satisfaction

• Main Author: Antipova, Anzhelika (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Sociology, Urban.; Urban geography.; Transportation.; Urban Studies/Sociology.; Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).

This book explores the intersections of urban development, travel patterns, and health. Currently, there is a lack of research concerning the subjective dimensions of accessibility in urban environments and travel behavior, as well as travel-related outcomes. Antipova fills this gap in the scholarsh...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Urban Environment: the Differences between the City in Europe and the USA
• 3. Local Amenities and Neighborhood Perception
• 4. City Structure and Spatial Patterns
• 5. The Relationship between Urban Environment and Travel Behavior
• 6. The Relationship Between Urban Environment and Health
• 7. Conclusions.