- Christiane Baumann & Michelle Zeibots, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology, Sydney
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This paper attempts to provide a definition of sustainable urban transport development. As will be shown, while the need to develop transport in a sustainable way has been widely accepted by many governments and transport practitioners, a consistent view on what is meant by sustainable transport is yet to develop. In an effort to address this, this paper begins by providing a systematic overview of the problems that the urban transport sector faces. In response, it proposes a different way of conceptualising the role of urban transport around the core objective of sustainable accessibility, integrating the social, economic and environmental aspects of the urban system. In so doing it provides a new understanding and definition of what sustainable transport development could be in practice. By highlighting shortcomings in the traditional ways that transport practitioners have approached the issue of sustainable transport development, this paper proposes a new paradigm to guide transport decision-making and policy directions towards more effective sustainable urban development.
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Christiane Baumann is a Doctoral Candidate in the field of sustainable transport at the University of Technology Sydney’s Institute for Sustainable Futures. She holds a Diploma in Business Administration and Engineering from Munich University of Applied Sciences and has been working for BMW in Germany before coming to Australia at the beginning of this year.