Energy trade-offs and market responses in transport and residential land-use patterns : promoting sustainable development policy
Belfast ; Energy consumption ; Household behaviour ; Land use ; Northern Ireland ; Sustainable development ; Transport network ; United Kingdom ; Urban development ; Urban policy ; Urban transport
Sustainable development policy is examined for the Belfast Matropolitan Area using a range of linked aggregate and disaggregate models. Energy trade-offs are modelled for both private dwellings and traffic-related energy sources. Land-use policies
can achieve significant reductions in the second type energy consumption and modest reductions in the first type energy use. But the development policy needs to achieve the acquiescence of the consumer.