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The ongoing COVID pandemic, the negative effects of private motorized transport, and the advancing climate crisis have led to a steady increase in interest in active mobility and accessibility through proximity in recent years. Especially, the concepts of the “15-Minute City” and the “20-Minute Neighbourhoods” have been promoted as blueprints for future urban planning. They promise to deliver more sustainable, liveable, resilient, and equitable cities by creating dense and diverse neighbourhoods with destinations in proximity to peoples’ homes. These concepts thus tie in with themes that have long been discussed in the literature on accessibility and urban planning. However, questions remain on how the x-minute city concept be operationalised and assessed, how the concept relates to physical, perceived and virtual accessibilities, how the concept affects different groups of residents, including vulnerable population groups, how the concept translates to different types of areas, and how the concept articulates with urban agglomeration scale policies. Furthermore, there are questions on how x-minute city planning goals can be achieved in practice, and the inclusion of virtual accessibility to jobs and services (teleworking, online shopping etc.). This special issue tries to find answers to these questions and seeks to bridge the gap between planning practice surrounding the x-minute city and the accessibility literature
Guest editors:
- Alain L’Hostis, Université Gustave Eiffel (FR) -
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Special issue information:
- This call for papers, therefore, seeks articles that address, but are not limited to, the following specific topic areas• Defining and Operationalising the X-Minute City concept
- Planning and Implementing the X-Minute City
- Assessing and Measuring the X-Minute City
- Equity and Inclusiveness in the X-Minute City
- Importance of different Destinations and Willingness to walk/cycle
- Transport Modes of the X-Minute City
- Perceived and virtual accessibility analysis related to the x-minute city concept
- Planning Support Systems for Accessibility by Proximity
- Innovation Diffusion of X-Minute City Concepts
Note: Open Access fees for relevant, accepted papers published in this special issue will be waived for all submissions received by 30 June 2022.
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Transport Planning for a Net Zero Future - Journal Transportation Planning and Technology
Special Issue Editor(s)
Simon Blainey, University of Southampton, UK
Stephen Ison, De Montfort University, UK
The imperative to achieve ‘Net Zero’ emissions is becoming an increasingly prominent driver for planning and policy-making in a range of fields. It is particularly important in the transport sphere, given both the significant contribution made by transport systems to overall global emissions and the relatively limited success to date of efforts to reduce transport emissions. This special issue of Transportation Planning and Technology aims to explore both the implications for transport planning of the drive to reach ‘Net Zero’ and the nature and likely effectiveness of transport planning interventions which could help to achieve this goal. Potential topics could include (but are not limited to):
- Comparisons of different transport planning strategies and approaches to reach Net Zero
- Case studies and comparisons of innovative planning interventions designed to reduce transport carbon emissions.
- The implications of Net Zero requirements for transport governance and regulation
- Trade-offs or co-benefits between Net Zero and the achievement of other transport planning goals
- Methods for assessing the likely effectiveness of Net Zero policies and plans in the transport sector
- Integration of transport and land use planning to facilitate lower carbon lifestyles
- Methods for influencing travel behaviour to reduce transport carbon emissions
- Planning for transport carbon emission reduction in the Global South
Submission Instructions
As with any paper submitted to Transportation Planning and Technology, all papers submitted should demonstrate an actual or potential practical contribution to the planning of improved transport systems or the use of technology to improve the functioning of transport systems. All papers should also be based on robust empirical evidence, as papers which are primarily based on the authors’ opinions without presenting a clear framework of analysis will not be considered.
This is the first in a set of special issues which are being planned to mark the 50th anniversary of Transportation Planning and Technology. Details of further special issues will be published on the journal website in the coming months.
Abstract submission deadline: 31 July 2022
Full paper submission deadline: 30 October 2022
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- Category: Planning Theories
On 10 May 2022, 10 A.M. CEST, the AESOP Thematic Group "Planning Theories" (plural) will meet for Infinity Series No. 6: Jean Hillier (RMIT Melbourne) will introduce THE SOUL OF PLANNING.
We're looking forward to meet you there!
Ben Davy, Franziska Sielker, Meike Levin-Keitel (co-coordinators)
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- Category: Public Spaces and Urban Cultures
May 5th, 2022 at 17:00 (CET) Minerva Lab, CaSaDi Network and AESOP Thematic Group Public Spaces and Urban Cultures dialogue with co-editors and authors of the book "Care and the City – Encounters with Urban Studies", edited by Angelika Gabauer, Sabine Knierbein, Nir Cohen, Henrik Lebuhn, Kim Trogal, Tihomir Viderman and Tigran Haas. Routledge 2022, New York, London (Open Access 2021).
Introduces and coordinates: Marcella Corsi (Sapienza Uniroma, IT)
Present the volume and join the discussion: Angelika Gabauer (TU Wien, AT), Sabine Knierbein (TU Wien, AT), Nir Cohen (Bar Ilan University, IL), Kim Trogal (University for the Creative Arts, UK)
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April 5, 2022 at 16:00 am CET, the thematic group "Planning Theories" will meet to discuss "Planning and Time", inspired by the green infinity stone. The infinity series is inspired by Marvel's infinity stones.
The discussion will be introduced by Thorsten Wiechmann (TU Dortmund University Aachen) and chaired by Franziska Sielker (TU Wien).
For further information please see the poster.
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