Minimum Energy Transport Adaptability

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dc.contributor.authorRendall, Stacy Michael
dc.date.accessioned2012-11-23T01:12:01Z
dc.date.available2012-11-23T01:12:01Z
dc.date.issued2012en
dc.description.abstractIn the face of future transport energy supply constraints it is imperative that planners understand transport energy adaptability within cities. This thesis presents for the first time an analysis methodology for mapping the spatial distribution of limits to energy adaptability. Termed the Minimum Energy Transport Adaptability (META) method, it characterises urban areas, synthesising a situation in which households have enacted all viable transport energy adaptations. The output is an estimation of the minimum possible transport energy required by households in meeting their day-to-day activity requirements. The META method combines elements of energy engineering, accessibility modelling and transport activity modelling. The analysis makes use of national household travel surveys to define the frequency of activity access and ability to use modes at the national level, and study area Geographical Information Systems (GIS) data for origins, facilities and transport networks. Two case studies have been investigated in New Zealand, the cities of Christchurch and Hamilton, and have shown that most residential areas in these cities do not limit the adaptive options available to residents. However, outlying areas, satellite towns and lifestyle properties consistently require large amounts of transport energy consumption and thus limit the ability of residents to adapt to future energy constraints. The META model enables, for the first time, the effects of future transport energy constraints to be mapped, visualised, quantified, and consequently considered in the planning process.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/7242
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.26021/3034
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Canterbury. Mechanical Engineeringen
dc.relation.isreferencedbyNZCUen
dc.rightsCopyright Stacy Michael Rendallen
dc.rights.urihttps://canterbury.libguides.com/rights/thesesen
dc.subjecttransport energyen
dc.subjectadaptabilityen
dc.subjectaccessibilityen
dc.titleMinimum Energy Transport Adaptabilityen
dc.typeTheses / Dissertations
thesis.degree.disciplineMechanical Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Canterburyen
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen
uc.bibnumber1821658
uc.collegeFaculty of Engineeringen
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