Integrated land-use and transportation models

Abstract

The need to mitigate the repercussions of urban sprawl over the last decades triggered the use of systematic urban plans that encompass land use, transportation and environmental dimensions. These plans aim at forecasting housing demand and analyzing the impacts governmental policy programs may have on urban development. A considerable number of integrated urban models have been developed and used in the regional transportation planning. Within this context, the history and future of integrated transportation and land-use urban models are discussed and indicated. The review of these models embarks on the process of building the future integrated urban model.