Research Idea Details

Defining and Measuring Livability – Implications for Land Use and Transportation Planning at Local Level

  • Focus Area: Land Use
  • Status: Archived
  • Subcommittee: Environmental Process
  • Cost: Unknown
  • Timeframe: Unknown

Research Idea Scope

How do we define livability and what are the best metrics for measuring it?  Are there different implications for land use and transportation planning at the local level and what are the differences in urban and rural contexts?

Urgency and Payoff

Suggested By:
Cross-Cutting Environmental Research Needs Workshop Conducted in Conjunction with the 2010 TRB Environmental and Energy Conference June 6-9, 2010
Submitted:
07/23/2010