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dc.contributor.authorLi, T
dc.contributor.authorDodson, J
dc.contributor.authorSipe, N
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-01T03:18:56Z
dc.date.available2019-03-01T03:18:56Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.issn0004-9182
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/00049182.2015.1020994
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/125011
dc.description.abstractAustralian cities have seen continued growth in private car travel that has resulted in increasing vehicle energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. While much research has shown that vehicle demand is related to urban spatial structure, very little research has investigated the spatial patterns of private vehicle fuel efficiency (VFE) and its association with socio-spatial circumstances in urban areas. This study has combined State-level motor vehicle registration datasets with standard vehicle efficiency measures that permit a comprehensive understanding of spatial variation of VFE in urban areas. A spatial-based technique was applied to explore intra-urban patterns in socio-spatial conditions of private vehicle efficiency in Brisbane and Sydney. In both cities, the VFE of the private vehicle fleet tends to be lower in outer suburbs than in middle and inner suburbs. The analysis further shows that by linking the standard vehicle efficiency measures to the entire urban fleet datasets the VFE outcome showed a moderate relationship to socio-spatial variables in both cities. The built environment and household economic status are more transferable factors that relate to the VFE across different urban contexts. Outcomes from this research are of relevance to policy makers charged with identifying highly oil-vulnerable communities and designing intervention strategies to improve household vehicle efficiency.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom217
dc.relation.ispartofpageto233
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAustralian Geographer
dc.relation.ispartofvolume46
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEconomic geography
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode440603
dc.titleExploring Social and Spatial Patterns in Private Vehicle Fuel Efficiency: a case study of Brisbane and Sydney, Australia
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith School of Environment
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorSipe, Neil G.
gro.griffith.authorDodson, Jago R.
gro.griffith.authorLi, Terry


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