Kobe Boussauw
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
92 Papers
423 Citations
Kobe Boussauw is an academic researcher from Vrije Universiteit Brussel. The author has contributed to research in topics: Spatial planning & Urban planning. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 84 publications. Previous affiliations of Kobe Boussauw include Ghent University.
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Papers
Relationship between Spatial Proximity and Travel-to-Work Distance: The Effect of the Compact City
TL;DR: Boussauw et al. as discussed by the authors made an assessment of the relationship between selected aspects of spatial proximity (density, diversity, minimum commuting distance, jobs-housing balance and job accessibility) and reported commuting distances in Flanders, Belgium.
Introducing a commute-energy performance index for Flanders
Kobe Boussauw,Frank Witlox +1 more
- 01 Jan 2008
TL;DR: In this article, energy consumption levels for commuting were calculated and mapped on the basis of residential locations in the administrative regions of Flanders and Brussels, based on 2001-census data for Belgium, and it was found that mode choice appears to have little impact for the energy performance of home-to-work travel on the scale of the Flanders region.
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Introducing a commute-energy performance index for Flanders
Kobe Boussauw,Frank Witlox +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, energy consumption levels for commuting were calculated and mapped on the basis of residential locations in the administrative regions of Flanders and Brussels, based on 2001-census data for Belgium, and it was found that mode choice appears to have little impact for the energy performance of home-to-work travel on the scale of the Flanders region.
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Transport policy in Belgium: Translating sustainability discourses into unsustainable outcomes
Kobe Boussauw,Thomas Vanoutrive +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show that the conversion of a sustainability discourse into policy actions often leads to realisations which are essentially to be labelled as non-sustainable, and illustrate the mechanisms underlying goal-displacements.
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Keep the children walking: active school travel in Tirana, Albania
Dorina Pojani,Kobe Boussauw +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined how characteristics of the physical and socio-economic environment influence children's school travel mode in Tirana, the capital of Albania, and found that an overwhelming majority walk to school, while bicycling and bus use are minimal.
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