Extended ecological footprint for different modes of urban public transport: The case of Vienna, Austria

Gassner, Andreas; Lederer, Jakob; Kanitschar, Georg; Ossberger, Markus; Fellner, Johann

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.12.012

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“…Due to the proximity of many different activities, urban environments also provide the potential for economies of scale. Gassner, Lederer [ 70 ] investigated the ecological footprint of public transport (a driver of physical infrastructure) in Vienna, Austria, and concluded that transport and its accessories contribute to ecological carbon emissions. Some studies have also concluded that an increase in population and increased returns on urbanization and transport lead to increased land use, carbon emissions and consumption of land resources.…”

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“…As a result, not only do transportation and related infrastructure raise CO 2 emissions and environmental deterioration, but they also increase land consumption. This land usage is not even evenly distributed among the various modes of transportation infrastructure, resulting in its dominance as a driver of the ecological footprint in various capacities [ 70 ]. Several studies, such as [ 56 , 70 , 72 – 77 ] assessed the contribution of the public transport network, partial transport infrastructure, land use for transport in the context of the carbon footprint with respect to overall life cycle emission and environmental degradation.…”

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Assessing the asymmetric impact of physical infrastructure and trade openness on ecological footprint: An empirical evidence from Pakistan

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This study analyzed the asymmetric impact of the physical infrastructure and trade openness on Pakistan’s ecological footprint over the period 1970–2019 using the non-linear autoregressive distributed lag model. The study results posit that positive and negative shocks to physical infrastructure increase and decrease the ecological footprint asymmetrically in the short-run and symmetrically in the long-run. Likewise, the positive and negative shocks to trade openness increase and decrease the ecological footprint asymmetrically, both in the short and in the long run. Furthermore, urbanization also positively and significantly increases Pakistan’s ecological footprint in the short and long run. Moreover, a 1% increase in physical infrastructure increases the ecological footprint by 0.32%, while a 1% decrease in physical infrastructure decreases the ecological footprint by 0.33% in the long run. Similarly, a 1% increase in trade openness causes a 0.09% increase in the ecological footprint in the long term, while a 1% reduction in trade openness causes a 0.61% reduction in the ecological footprint. The results also conclude that urbanization is a major determinant of Pakistan’s long-term ecological footprint. Thus, a 1% increase in urbanization causes a 1.31% increase in the ecological footprint in the long run. Finally, this study recommends that policies regarding physical infrastructure be formulated keeping in view its environmental impact. In addition, strict environmental policies should be implemented to reduce the environmental degradation effect of trade openness.

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Assessing the asymmetric impact of physical infrastructure and trade openness on ecological footprint: An empirical evidence from Pakistan

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“…For the six road types in both DE and AT, we used a combination of sources, − which are listed below as weighted-average intensities for high-level roads, such as motorways and primary roads, and for all other roads including secondary, tertiary, service, and gravel roads. Railways, subways and trams could be derived directly from stock-type specific studies. For bridges, we used information from Vienna; the MI for tunnels is from Steger et al Because only a small fraction of high-level roads is made from cement concrete, and no robust data were available, we neglected cement concrete in roads.…”

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High-Resolution Maps of Material Stocks in Buildings and Infrastructures in Austria and Germany

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Environ. Sci. Technol.

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The dynamics of societal material stocks such as buildings and infrastructures and their spatial patterns drive surging resource use and emissions. Two main types of data are currently used to map stocks, night-time lights (NTL) from Earth-observing (EO) satellites and cadastral information. We present an alternative approach for broad-scale material stock mapping based on freely available high-resolution EO imagery and OpenStreetMap data. Maps of built-up surface area, building height, and building types were derived from optical Sentinel-2 and radar Sentinel-1 satellite data to map patterns of material stocks for Austria and Germany. Using material intensity factors, we calculated the mass of different types of buildings and infrastructures, distinguishing eight types of materials, at 10 m spatial resolution. The total mass of buildings and infrastructures in 2018 amounted to ∼5 Gt in Austria and ∼38 Gt in Germany (AT: ∼540 t/cap, DE: ∼450 t/cap). Cross-checks with independent data sources at various scales suggested that the method may yield more complete results than other data sources but could not rule out possible overestimations. The method yields thematic differentiations not possible with NTL, avoids the use of costly cadastral data, and is suitable for mapping larger areas and tracing trends over time.

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“…This trend has led to a widespread use of private transport and rising greenhouse gas emissions from urban mobility in Chinese cities experiencing rapid urbanization and expansion [13]. Therefore, it is particularly effective to replace private vehicle use with low carbon modes of public transport in cities [14], as public transport systems can offer higher transport capacity, use less space and result in lower overall environmental impacts [15,16]. Accordingly, travel mode choice behavior in residents' daily travel plays a crucial role in the future development of urban regions [17].…”

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What Influences the Choice Between Private Car and Public Transport for Shopping Trips? Impact of Socio-economic and Built Environment Factors

Guo

2018

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Shifting toward sustainable daily travel will play a significant role in the future of sustainable development and the lowering of carbon emissions. This study provides an in-depth comparison of transport mode choice and corresponding CO 2 emissions between private cars and public transport used for shopping trips based on individual data from a travel survey conducted in Shenyang, China. The analysis found that bus travel accounted for the majority of motorized transportation. Public transport users were closely distributed along the bus or metro lines, and aggregated private car users were mainly clustered within the second circumferential road. Furthermore, average per trip emissions for private car travel were 8-fold that of public transport. Binary logistic regression modeling was employed to examine factors that were related to the choice between private car and public transport, and the results indicated that car ownership and gender were the most important factors in explaining the preference of car driving. Age and per capita monthly income were negatively correlated with car driving. In addition, there were also negative impacts associated to the built environment factors of access to the closest metro stations and the number of bus stops near the residence on car driving. This study is vital to formulate more effective transportation policy measures in the future development for a sustainable low-carbon city.

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Extended ecological footprint for different modes of urban public transport: The case of Vienna, Austria

Cited by 34 publications

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Assessing the asymmetric impact of physical infrastructure and trade openness on ecological footprint: An empirical evidence from Pakistan

Assessing the asymmetric impact of physical infrastructure and trade openness on ecological footprint: An empirical evidence from Pakistan

High-Resolution Maps of Material Stocks in Buildings and Infrastructures in Austria and Germany

What Influences the Choice Between Private Car and Public Transport for Shopping Trips? Impact of Socio-economic and Built Environment Factors

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