Sustainable mobility in the city of Larissa

Gerasimou, S

dc.contributor.author	Gerasimou, S	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:51:49Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:51:49Z
dc.date.issued	2008	en
dc.identifier.issn	17433509	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/35672
dc.subject	Sustainable development	en
dc.subject	Sustainable mobility	en
dc.subject	Urban transport	en
dc.subject	Walk ability	en
dc.subject.other	Planning	en
dc.subject.other	Strategic planning	en
dc.subject.other	Sustainable development	en
dc.subject.other	Urban planning	en
dc.subject.other	Development rates	en
dc.subject.other	Institutional frameworks	en
dc.subject.other	Pedestrian networks	en
dc.subject.other	Quality of lives	en
dc.subject.other	Sustainable mobility	en
dc.subject.other	Urban transport	en
dc.subject.other	Walk ability	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental protection	en
dc.subject.other	conference proceeding	en
dc.subject.other	mobility	en
dc.subject.other	sustainability	en
dc.subject.other	sustainable development	en
dc.subject.other	urban planning	en
dc.subject.other	urban transport	en
dc.subject.other	Eurasia	en
dc.subject.other	Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Larissa	en
dc.subject.other	Southern Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Thessaly	en
dc.title	Sustainable mobility in the city of Larissa	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.2495/UT080281	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.2495/UT080281	en
heal.publicationDate	2008	en
heal.abstract	According to Aristotle, the most beautiful city is the one that reaches harmony, which is the equilibrium between its population and size. This is a prerequisite for producing beauty within the city. Nowadays, the aforementioned proposal could be interpreted as a wide goal comprising contemporary principles aiming at preserving the quality of life, such as the protection of the environment, sustainability, sustainable development and sustainable mobility. In this context, the paper examines sustainable mobility in Larissa, one of the major Greek cities in Thessaly. Larissa is a dynamic industrial, agricultural and cultural centre in the mainland of Greece with around 200.000 inhabitants. The first attempt to rationalize urban planning according to contemporary principles dates back to the seventies. Since that period the city has known a high development rate, while a series of plans and studies have been elaborated and implemented aiming at sustainable development, urban renaissance and sustainable mobility in the city centre. Thus, Larissa disposes of a wide pedestrian network as well as a less extended bike network. The above infrastructure connects the administrative centre to the traditional / old part of the city and finally to the river shores zone. The works in question have improved the quality of life and have had a direct positive impact on the physiognomy of the city. Therefore, the city could be considered as an interesting model case implementing sustainable mobility in Greece. The paper presents the evolution and implementation of sustainable mobility in Larissa, showing off the institutional framework and taking into account the encountered difficulties. Finally, it concludes with proposals and perspectives of sustainable mobility and urban transport policy for the city in question, which could reveal a particular interest for towns of similar scale in the wider European area.	en
heal.journalName	WIT Transactions on the Built Environment	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.2495/UT080281	en
dc.identifier.volume	101	en
dc.identifier.spage	285	en
dc.identifier.epage	290	en