Recommended practice in adaptation strategies for long-term sustainable transport planning

Abstract

Today, numerous works conclude that transport seems to be completely coupled to economic growth. Therefore, as a direct consequence of economic development, transport sits today as one of the major final energy consumers and one of the most important sources of carbon dioxide emissions. Furthermore, in the absence of major technological change, this unsustainable situation will undoubtedly continue posing an environmental problem as well as an oil-dependency dilemma. In this state of matters, this paper analyses the implications of public policies looking for sustainability in passenger transport activities and how they can be linked to new behavior patterns. Furthermore, we will point out how, accordingly to changes in passenger behavior, adaptation strategies can be planned.