Introduction

ABSTRACT

This book provides multiple insights and support to the policy area of transport and land use. It provides a focus on the ability of transport policy and land use policy to deliver not only the preferred urban form but also to do so with a level of accessibility for citizens to access the destinations of choice. Although not constrained by sections, the book starts from the more general and works toward the specific. Following scene setting to establish the links between urban form and accessibility and to explore the implications for sustainable planning in urban areas, chapters are grouped by topic. The next group of chapters discusses the impact of governance and this is followed by a number of chapters broadly investigating urban form and accessibility in the context of travel behavior. The following three groups of chapters discuss more specific areas health, equity, and public transport network planning. The concluding chapter is an in-depth consideration of the role of logistics in the determination of sustainable urban form. In addition to summarizing the book’s chapters, this introduction provides a brief commentary on the influence of COVID-19 and identifies the areas for future research. © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.