Relationships between land use, socioeconomic factors, and travel patternsin Britain

In this paper I extend the debate about land use and urban form. I contend that many empirical studies that have examined the relationships between la nd use and travel patterns have omitted to consider the socioeconomic dimen sion, leading to simplistic views about land use and travel. I report the r esults of a study into the relationships between land use, socioeconomic ch aracteristics, and travel patterns by using data from national and local tr avel surveys in Britain. The results of the study show that the variation i n travel patterns often owes more to socioeconomic reasons that to land-use characteristics. However, land-use planning may still have a significant e ffect on influencing travel patterns.