title: Peak oil, urban form, and public health: exploring the connections.
abstract: We assessed the relationships between peak oil and urban form, travel behavior, and public health. Peak oil will affect the general economy, travel behavior, and urban form through income and substitution effects; however, because of the wide range of substitution possibilities, the impacts are likely to be gradual and relatively small. Furthermore, we suggest that changes in travel behavior and increases in urban density will have both favorable and unfavorable effects on public health. To mitigate the adverse impacts and to maximize the positive effects of peak oil, we recommend that careful attention should be paid to urban design and public health responses for a range of urbanization patterns.
authors.affiliation: Department of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
authors.forename: Nikhil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kaza
authors.forename: Gerrit-Jan
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Knaap
authors.forename: Isolde
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Knaap
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D002958:City Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D010578:Petroleum / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D011634:Public Health; D014186:Transportation; D014195:Travel; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D010578:Petroleum