Environmental Impacts of Mobility and Urban Development: A Case Study of the Brussels-Capital Region
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Aggravation of traffic intensity and air pollution in urban areas is urging the studies on strategic environmental assessment (SEA) of transportation networks and the integration of land-use planning with transport-environment concerns. The aim of this study is to analyse the environmental impacts of mobility induced by major regional development tendencies and policies in the Brussels-Capital region. An integrated modelling approach is proposed, including analysis of socio-economic factors of mobility, road network assignment model, and estimation of air pollution from traffic. The first version of the model, linking urban mobility and emissions from private vehicles is developed using TRIPS package for network analysis. For possible scenarios of mobility according the policies defined in the Brussels Regional Mobility Plan (Plan "IRIS", 1989-1995) emissions of different air pollutants and fuel consumption were evaluated for the year 2005 as a result of road traffic modelling.
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