IDENTIFYING THE UNDERLYING CONSTRUCTS LINKING URBAN FORM AND TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR USING A GROUNDED THEORY APPROACH

摘要: The role of urban form in influencing travel behaviour has gained particular interest to scholars and policy makers achieve a broader goal sustainability despite varied scholastic opinion on the effectiveness this relationship. While transportation forms nexus any environment, it also accounts for about thirty-six per cent total energy consumption UK [Department Energy Climate Change, UK, 2013]. Thus, an emphasis reduce greenhouse emissions sector remains key objective sustainability. Also there is overemphasis research area quantitative association between variables as opposed qualitative exploration order understand complex human behaviour. study reported paper been designed address gap. Using grounded theory analysis, reports findings from 6 focus group discussions 17 in-depth interviews. Fifty-three participants were recruited three case areas across Northern Ireland represent continuum. Seven overarching categories have identified explaining interrelationships context. However, at macro-scale, land-use policies played dominant shaping patterns translated car dependency residential immobility over years Ireland. Although current now adopts more integrated approach curb sprawl modal split, soft measures proved useful increasing these interventions.