The term ‘sustainable consumption’ denotes the search for consumption patterns that reduce human pressure on the environment and nature. This search involves three levels of research. First, the relationship between consumption, lifestyles and environmental sustainability has to be...

This paper aims to trace the consequences of various global scenarios for the transportation system and the environment. After a review and the identification of four new world scenario’s, the implications for sustainable transport are mapped out. The methodology is illustrated by means of a...

Environmental Kuznets Curves have been estimated using a simple econometric model that hampers interpretation of the various determinants underlying the inverted-U-shaped relationship between some pollutants and income. Explanations for the observed patterns have been offered ex-post without...

The paper takes for granted that urban areas - and hence the built environ­ment - may play a catalytic role for effective environmental policy. This position is based on the fact that most residential, production and transportation activities in the developed world take place in urban areas. A...

This paper aims to offer a new perspective on the productivity enhancing impact of public capital. In contrast to the majority of the literature which addresses mainly infrastructure effects on national or regional growth, the present contribution argues that a much broader analytical viewpoint...

Meta-analysis offers an analytical framework for research synthesis based on a comparative study of research findings undertaken by different researchers. In this paper, we investigate the possibilities of applying meta-analysis to transport policy impact studies in environmental-economics. The...

The concept of sustainable development has become very much "en vogue" in the past decade. We have also observed a shift in the interpretation of this concept from a global perspective to a meso perspective, i.e. a local, regional or sectoral level. This paper aims to highlight the urban...

This paper aims to give a survey of recent assessment methods in spatial planning. The attention is focused on three classes of evaluation methods, viz. regime analysis, the flag model and rough set analysis. The various methods are discussed and their strengths and weaknesses are mutually...