Regional Polycentrism - a possible route towards a sustainable transport system in Scania
(2012) SGEM04 20121Department of Human Geography
- Abstract
- The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how regional polycentrism can contribute to a more sustainable transport system in a specific region. Problems and opportunities for regional polycentrism to contribute to a sustainable transport system are also discussed. The focus of the study is the southernmost region of Sweden, which is Scania. The method is mainly qualitative, consisting of a theoretical part and an empirical part. The material for the theoretical part has been chosen from earlier studies within the research fields sustainable transport and regional structures. The empirical study is a case study that consists of analysis of different planning documents, material from travel behaviour surveys and interviews with regional... (More)
- The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how regional polycentrism can contribute to a more sustainable transport system in a specific region. Problems and opportunities for regional polycentrism to contribute to a sustainable transport system are also discussed. The focus of the study is the southernmost region of Sweden, which is Scania. The method is mainly qualitative, consisting of a theoretical part and an empirical part. The material for the theoretical part has been chosen from earlier studies within the research fields sustainable transport and regional structures. The empirical study is a case study that consists of analysis of different planning documents, material from travel behaviour surveys and interviews with regional planners, infrastructure planners and project managers for sustainable transport. The findings in the study are that regional polycentrism offers opportunities for increased travel with energy efficient transport means, though the historical distribution of cities are placed a long the railway network. Regional polycentrism as political norm, supports integrated transport and physical planning as well as for increased collaboration between municipalities in the planning process. Problems that appear are to estimate how much spatial planning can affect peoples traveling behaviour and the problem of finding a functional form of regional governance that is necessary for further development. High costs of public transport investments are also pointed out as a problem for developing a polycentric sustainable transport system. (Less)
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- author
- Landgren, Tora LU
- supervisor
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- Ola Jonsson LU
- organization
- course
- SGEM04 20121
- year
- 2012
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- sustainable transport, polycentrism, traveling behavior, regional planning, regional structure, accessibility, Scania
- language
- English
- id
- 2798028
- date added to LUP
- 2018-08-29 14:15:57
- date last changed
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abstract = {{The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how regional polycentrism can contribute to a more sustainable transport system in a specific region. Problems and opportunities for regional polycentrism to contribute to a sustainable transport system are also discussed. The focus of the study is the southernmost region of Sweden, which is Scania. The method is mainly qualitative, consisting of a theoretical part and an empirical part. The material for the theoretical part has been chosen from earlier studies within the research fields sustainable transport and regional structures. The empirical study is a case study that consists of analysis of different planning documents, material from travel behaviour surveys and interviews with regional planners, infrastructure planners and project managers for sustainable transport. The findings in the study are that regional polycentrism offers opportunities for increased travel with energy efficient transport means, though the historical distribution of cities are placed a long the railway network. Regional polycentrism as political norm, supports integrated transport and physical planning as well as for increased collaboration between municipalities in the planning process. Problems that appear are to estimate how much spatial planning can affect peoples traveling behaviour and the problem of finding a functional form of regional governance that is necessary for further development. High costs of public transport investments are also pointed out as a problem for developing a polycentric sustainable transport system.}},
author = {{Landgren, Tora}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Regional Polycentrism - a possible route towards a sustainable transport system in Scania}},
year = {{2012}},
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