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The aim of this paper is to examine the perception of households towards their residential location considering several land use and accessibility factors as well as household socioeconomic and attitudinal characteristics. This study was developed for the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (LMA) as part of a broader study that intends to assess, model and develop a performance evaluation framework of land use and transport interaction in order to design policies for the urban revitalization leverage. The paper was developed based on an internet survey that was designed to obtain data on residential location and mobility choices of households, trying to depict the main drivers that are leading to urban sprawl within LMA. The paper presents a Structural Equations Model (SEM) for analyzing the interaction of the different factors that affect residential area satisfaction. The results suggest the existence of self selection of residential location choice derived from socioeconomic and attitudinal variables. The model confirms the relevance of the urban environment quality as the main driver to residential area satisfaction and a neglectable affect of accessibility compared with the prior. These results show the need of considering improvements on environmental conditions of central and denser areas towards urban revitalization.

01147878

10-1161

English

19p

2010

Transportation Research Board 89th Annual Meeting

DVD

Figures; Maps; References (35) ; Tables (7)

Land use planning; Mobility; Public transit; Residential location; Socioeconomic factors; Structural equation modeling; Transit operating agencies; Travel surveys; Urban sprawl

Lisbon (Portugal)

Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2010 Paper #10-1161

TRIS, TRB

Jan 25 2010 10:31AM