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The sustainability of a car dependent settlement pattern: an evaluation of new rural settlement in Ireland

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  • Brendan McGrath

    (Royal Canal Bank, Phibsborough)

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The paper reports the findings of a small scale study comparing the personal travel patterns of households of similar type, living in a rural area and a small urban area of the Dublin city region. The study found that the rural area was less environmentally sustainable as a result of the extent of its dependency on the motor car, an inefficient and polluting transport mode. The study also provided evidence that the quality of life in the rural area was adversely affected by aspects of car dependency. There appeared to be a higher risk of traffic accident, rural dwellers used less healthy forms of transport, they suffered restricted mobility and, as a consequence enjoyed a less varied social life than their urban counterparts.

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  • Brendan McGrath, 1998. "The sustainability of a car dependent settlement pattern: an evaluation of new rural settlement in Ireland," Environment Systems and Decisions, Springer, vol. 19(2), pages 99-107, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:envsyd:v:19:y:1998:i:2:d:10.1023_a:1006688916802
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1006688916802
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