Abstract
Growing world population and rapid urbanization have increased the demand for mobility. The need for development of transportation technologies and infrastructural systems aimed at satisfying this increased demand is now non-negligible. As the number of private cars has increased after Industrial Revolution in spite of the unsufficient infrastructural capacity, the traffic problems are being confronted nowadays. As a solution to these problems, new roads are being built based on the “predict and provide” method which is part of today’s traditional approach to transportation. However, it was found that new roads revive the stagnant demand, which even further complicate the traffic problem. In this context, it is believed that any solution focusing only on increasing the capacity and mobility in order to address the transportation problems will not be neither economical nor permanent. With this understanding in mind, traditional transportation approaches are replaced with sustainable transportation approaches with a trend initiated especially by the developed countries. The purpose of the sustainable transportation approach is to make investments into systems which place importance on accessibility; develop healthy, safe, equalitarian, comfortable and environmentally-friendly vehicle and infrastructure technologies; integrate transportation modes; which properly manage infrastructural capacity, passenger demands and operational supply; and relocate freight transportation to logistics centers. This study presents the historical development of sustainable transportation approaches and explores its principles in terms of environment, society and economy with award-winning exemplary projects, and offers recommendations for solutions to current problems of transportation in Turkey.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Goldman T, Gorham R (2006) Sustainable urban transport: four innovative directions. Technol Soc 28:261–273
Özuysal M, Tanyel S, Şengöz B (2003) Evaluation of accessibility management as transportation planning policy. UCTEA Transportation Policies Congress, (TMMOB Ulaştırma Politikaları Kongresi), Ankara, pp 111–122
The sustainable urban transport project (SUTP). http://www.sutp.org/files/contents/documents/resources/E_Fact-Sheets-and-PolicyBriefs/SUTP_GIZ_FS_Avoid-Shift-Improve_EN.pdf
Kaçıral S (2007) Sustainability on transportation policy Ankara: evaluation of Batıkent-Kızılay subway on the point of social sustainable transportation policies. Master’s thesis, Gazi University, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, City and Regional Planning Program, p 139
Lewyn M (2009) What mobility really means? http://www.planetizen.com/node/42323
Kaya S (2013) Sustainable urban transport bicycles and Sancaktepe proposal for bicycle road network. Master’s thesis, Bahçeşehir University, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, p 13
Eltis, the urban mobility observatory. http://www.eltis.org/sites/eltis/files/tool/planning_design_sus_mob.pdf
May AD (2015) Sustainable urban mobility plans for developing cities. In: 16th CODATU international conference of urban transport, Istanbul, pp 27–46
OECD (1996) Environmental criteria for sustainable transport. OECD Environment Directorate’s Task Force in Transport, p 136
Nalçakan M, Tutar F, Tutar E (2012) Economic impacts of spillover costs of transportation sector. J Soc Sci 2(4):55–72
Sustainable sanitation and water management. http://www.sswm.info/sites/default/files/reference_attachments/UN%20WCED%201987%20Brundtland%20Report.pdf
The archive of European integration (AEI). http://aei.pitt.edu/1116/1/future_transport_policy_wp_COM_92_494.pdf
United Nations. https://www.un.org/ruleoflaw/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/istanbul-declaration.pdf
United Nations framework convention on climate change. http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/publications/08_unfccc_kp_ref_manual.pdf
The archive of European integration (AEI). http://aei.pitt.edu/1248/1/transport_policy_COM_98_716.pdf
European Commission. http://ec.europa.eu/transport/sites/transport/files/themes/strategies/doc/2001_white_paper/lb_com_2001_0370_en.pdf
World Bank. http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTURBANTRANSPORT/Resources/cities_on_the_move.pdf
European cities and regions networking for innovative transport solutions (POLIS). http://www.polisnetwork.eu/uploads/Modules/PublicDocuments/GP%20Urban%20mobility%20standard%20PPT%20open%20days.pdf
European Commission. http://ec.europa.eu/transport/sites/transport/files/themes/strategies/doc/2011_white_paper/white-paper-illustrated-brochure_en.pdf
Deniz Ticaret Odası (IMEAK). http://www.denizticaretodasi.org.tr/Sayfalar/imodetay.aspx?haber=10
Çevre Dostu Yeşil Binalar Derneği. http://www.cedbik.org/imagess/file/CEDBIK-KONUTSERTIFIKAKILAVUZU-Haziran-2016.PDF
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). http://unesco.org.tr/dokumanlar/duyurular/skh.pdf
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). http://sdg.iisd.org/news/experts-urge-mobilizing-sustainable-transport-for-sdgs/
Çevre ve Şehircilik Bakanlığı. https://www.csb.gov.tr/db/mpgm/editordosya/file/HABITAT/HABITAT%20III%20ULUSAL%20RAPOR_TR_FINAL_V2.pdf
The Heinrich Böll Stiftung, The Green Political Foundation. https://tr.boell.org/sites/default/files/uploads/2016/10/habitat_iii_ulusal_raporuna_dair_bir_degerlendirme_turkiye_surdurulebilir_kentlesmenin_neresinde.pdf
Daly HE (1990) Toward some operational principles of sustainable development. Ecol Econ 2(1):1–6
Sustainable development knowledge platform. https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/2375Mobilizing%20Sustainable%20Transport.pdf
Parker AA (2003) Science and technology policies in Turkey and in the world transport sector. Master’s thesis, Istanbul Technical University, Graduate School of Science Engineering and Technology, p 60
Victoria Transport Policy Institute. http://www.vtpi.org/wellmeas.pdf
Ars Technica. http://arstechnica.com/cars/2016/12/worlds-first-solar-road-opens-in-france/
Süslü B, Cengiz S, Baydur MC, Coşkun B (2007) Pareto optimality in sustainable transportation policies: case study of Bodrum. Finan Polit Econ Comments. 44(508):55–63. ISSN 1307–7112
Çelik HM (2009) Sustainable transportation and transportation problems of Turkish cities, UCTEA Izmir city symposium, Izmir, pp 703–711
Sutcliffe BE (2012) The role of rail systems on urban. In: 3rd green economy conference: green transportation, Istanbul, pp 23–31
Uluslarası Nakliyeciler Derneği. http://www.und.org.tr/tr/8789/italya%E2%80%99nin-milano-sehrinde-ecopass-uygulamasi
Urban access regulations. http://urbanaccessregulations.eu/clars-members/images/stories/EU_documents/LEZ_Final_Report.pdf
Sustainable transport award. http://staward.org/
Institute for Transportation & Development Policy. https://www.itdp.org/what-we-do/eight-principles/
Üstün A, Apaydın M, Filik, BÜ, Kurban M (2009) A general outlook on the renewable energy policies of Turkey in the context of Kyoto protocol. In: 5th renewable energy resources symposium, Diyarbakır, pp 23–28
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. https://www.oecd.org/env/country-reviews/42198785.pdf
Işık N, Kılınç CE (2014) Relation between CO2 emission and energy R&D expenses in transportation sector. Sosyoekonomi 22(22):322–346
Şahin İ (2015) Sustainability approaches in transportation engineering. In: 3rd civil engineers training symposium, Ankara, pp 132–142
Akbulut F (2016) Sustainable policy recommendations for urban transportation services planning and management. J Fac Econ Adm Sci Kastamonu Univ 11:336–355
Barhani E, Ergün G (2006) Sustainable transportation optimum car park management strategies: case study of Istanbul. Chamber of Civil Engineers, pp 471–481
İSPARK Istanbul Otopark İşletmeleri Tic. AŞ. http://ispark.istanbul/projeler/park-et-devam-et/
Yalınız P, Bilgiç Ş (2007) Evaluation of park and ride application in Eskişehir city centre in the context of sustainable transportation. In: 7th transportation congress, Istanbul, pp 461–470
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2018 Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature
About this paper
Cite this paper
Doğan, I., Gültekin, A.B., Tanrıvermiş, H. (2018). Sustainable Transportation. In: Fırat, S., Kinuthia, J., Abu-Tair, A. (eds) Proceedings of 3rd International Sustainable Buildings Symposium (ISBS 2017). ISBS 2017. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering , vol 6. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63709-9_19
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63709-9_19
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-63708-2
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-63709-9
eBook Packages: EngineeringEngineering (R0)