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Sustainable Transport and Quality of Life Analysis of Cycling Impact in Italy
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Author(s): Donatella Privitera (University of Catania, Italy)
Copyright: 2013
Pages: 18
Source title:
Sustainable Technologies, Policies, and Constraints in the Green Economy
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Andrei Jean-Vasile (Romanian Academy, National Institute for Economic Research "Costin C. Kiriţescu", Bucharest, Romania), Turek Rahoveanu Adrian (Institute of Research for Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Romania), Jonel Subic (Institute of Agricultural Economics, Belgrade, Serbia)and Dorel Dusmanescu (Petroleum - Gas University of Ploiesti, Romania)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4098-6.ch014
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Abstract
In the last 20 years cities have undergone considerable changes. The current phase of expansion, which took place in the absence of demographic pressures, has diluted urban space into functional areas, scattered randomly throughout the area. The authors therefore identify new mobility needs, met mainly by private means, with implications in terms of congestion and air pollution. Sustainable mobility is a priority intervention for the EU. This chapter studies, after a discussion of the importance of sustainable mobility, cycling in Italy from an economic and strategic perspective. Promoting cycling is important for individual health, environmental sustainability, and transport demand management. In Italy, very few people use a bicycle on a regular basis. The analysis relies on national aggregate data as well as case studies of large and small cities in an Italian region.
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