Correlation, causality or what? Findings and controversies on the relation between urban form and mobility styles

摘要: The relation between transport and land use is a widely debated issue; beside some theoretical assumptions, many researches tried to find evidences for it, especially in terms of causality. Most the scientific literature about influence urban structure on mobility can be found within debate over compact city sprawl. Two main goals identified these studies (the first being by means functional second): deep understanding two fields detection “good” structure. Moreover, this analyzed order devise support integrated strategies meant counter de-territorialization processes get more balanced modal share. Research efforts, those last decade particular, are then focused finding causal relations transport, - or cases undermine policies (e.g. Transit Oriented Development USA ABC policy Netherlands). Despite amount variety devoted topic, still far from understood empirically proven, turning out very complex disputed issue. Analyzing use, paper will identify emerging problematic issues controversies. Not denying importance styles, question that addressed, underlies analysis, whether evidence should considered as staging post devising deterritorialization unsustainable lifestyles not.