Cities in shape: Identifying urban patterns that favour sustainable urban mobility

城市住区已成为应对气候危机的关键参与者。到2050年，预计将有超过70%的人口居住在城市，城市地区产生的排放水平越来越高，因此实施更可持续的政策变得不可或缺。一些城市已经开始走的道路之一是鼓励市民使用更可持续的交通工具。这包括鼓励步行、骑自行车，以及在日常活动中使用公共交通工具，如上班或上学、去杂货店购物或去健身房。为了实现这一目标，城市规划和城市设计政策必须与这些目标保持一致。我的研究重点是更好地理解我们建设城市的方式如何影响通过可持续交通工具获得便利设施。结合不同学科的技术和概念化(即城市形态、地理空间分析、城市经济学和机器学习)，并探索世界各地的城市选择，我的目标是确定哪些元素使地方变得可访问，并探索它们是否可以输出和适应其他环境。该项目的成果有望帮助决策者实施政策，改善我们城市的可持续性和宜居性。

Urban settlements have become key actors in the fight against the climate crisis. With more than 70% of population expected to live in cities by 2050, and an increasing level of emissions being generated in urban areas, the implementation of more sustainable policies has become indispensable. One of the paths that some cities have started to follow involves encouraging their citizens to use more sustainable means of transport. This involves fostering walking, cycling, and the use of public transport in daily activities such as commuting to work or school, grocery shopping or going to the gym. To achieve this, it is imperative that urban planning and urban design policies are aligned with these objectives. My research focuses on better understanding how the way we build our cities affects accessibility to amenities by sustainable means of transport. Combining techniques and conceptualisations from different disciplines (i.e., urban morphology, geospatial analytics, urban economics, and machine learning), and exploring a selection of cities around the world, I aim at identifying what elements make places accessible and exploring whether they can be exported and adapted into other contexts. The outcomes of this project will hopefully assist decision-makers in implementing policies that improve sustainability and liveability in our cities