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Join us for the Annual Public Lecture in Sustainable Urban Development, in association with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), held at RICS, 1 Parliament Square, London at 6pm on Thursday 31 January 2019. All are welcome to attend this free event.
This year Professor David Banister, Professor Emeritus of Transport Studies at Oxford University, will speak to the title:
Professor Banister will present a global perspective on the importance of transport and the increase in mobility over the recent past, together with expectations for the growth in cities. The sustainable mobility paradigm (ten years after it was originally presented in 2008) will be revisited to determine whether it is still relevant, and to determine whether there are new priorities that should be considered – including health-related concerns, inequality and distributional issues.
The limitations of space in cities will provide the main constraints on the future levels of urban mobility, even though this may be mitigated by the increased availability of clean energy and technological innovation. Strong urban governance is needed to ensure land use and transport work together to shorten trips.
Finally, Professor Banister will address the fundamentals of sustainable mobility, and determine the means by which technology and the environmental concerns can work together to provide a high quality of life in the city.
The lecture will be followed by a reception. To book your place, please visit www.conted.ox.ac.uk/sud_lecture.