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Urban–Rural Differences in Commuting in England: A Challenge to the Rural Sustainability Agenda?

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: While housing affordability and homelessness worsen in rural England, sustainability concerns are being used to reinforce the 60-year-old goal of urban containment. Yet there are claims that the evidence for rural communities being intrinsically unsustainable in terms of their carbon emissions remains weak. This paper aims to improve the evidence base through a focus on commuting behaviour. Following a review of recent studies of commuting that have included a rural dimension, it presents the results of new census-based analyses of differences between places in the distance that residents travel to work. Both indicate that a more nuanced approach is needed towards new development than a simple urban–rural dichotomy.

Source: Planning Practice and Research

DOI: 10.1080/02697450902827329

Author: Tony Champion

Institution: Newcastle University

Language: English

Topic: Urban Transport and Accessibility

Subfield: Transportation

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: Joint Information Systems Committee, Economic and Social Research Council