Oil vulnerability in Melbourne

Fishman, E; Brennan, T

Oil vulnerability in Melbourne

Fishman, E Brennan, T

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Publisher:: Planning and Transport Research Centre
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: 33rd Australasian Transport Research Forum, 2010, pp. 1 - 16
Issue Date:: 2010-01

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dc.contributor.author	Fishman, E	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Brennan, T	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Planning	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Centre, TR	en_US
dc.date	2010-09-29	en_US
dc.date.issued	2010-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	33rd Australasian Transport Research Forum, 2010, pp. 1 - 16	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/16596
dc.description.abstract	Peak Oil and Climate Change present serious challenges to governments and planners. The sprawling auto based city, which is the model upon which Australian cities have grown is particularly unsuited to a situation of decreasing oil availability and a need to reduce carbon emissions. The aim of this study is to investigate and expose possible variations in the spatial distribution of oil vulnerability in Melbourne. This study assesses vehicle ownership and usage characteristics by local government area (LGA), using data collected by the Victorian Department of Transport's Victorian Integrated Survey of Travel and Activity (VISTA) analysis. An Oil Vulnerability Index has been created and its application suggests that the fast growing outer suburbs of Melbourne are particularly vulnerable to oil price rises. Outer Suburban LGAs were found to have lower average incomes and travel by car more frequently and for longer distances. Future petrol price increases are likely to place stress on household expenditure, mobility and even the long-term viability of some suburbs.	en_US
dc.publisher	Planning and Transport Research Centre	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	33rd Australasian Transport Research Forum	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Australasian Transport Research Forum	en_US
dc.title	Oil vulnerability in Melbourne	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.location	Perth, Western Australia	en_US
utslib.location.activity	Canberra, Australia	en_US
utslib.for	1205 Urban and Regional Planning	en_US
utslib.for	0905 Civil Engineering	en_US
dc.location.activity	Canberra, Australia	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
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pubs.place-of-publication	Perth, Western Australia	en_US
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Abstract:

Peak Oil and Climate Change present serious challenges to governments and planners. The sprawling auto based city, which is the model upon which Australian cities have grown is particularly unsuited to a situation of decreasing oil availability and a need to reduce carbon emissions. The aim of this study is to investigate and expose possible variations in the spatial distribution of oil vulnerability in Melbourne. This study assesses vehicle ownership and usage characteristics by local government area (LGA), using data collected by the Victorian Department of Transport's Victorian Integrated Survey of Travel and Activity (VISTA) analysis. An Oil Vulnerability Index has been created and its application suggests that the fast growing outer suburbs of Melbourne are particularly vulnerable to oil price rises. Outer Suburban LGAs were found to have lower average incomes and travel by car more frequently and for longer distances. Future petrol price increases are likely to place stress on household expenditure, mobility and even the long-term viability of some suburbs.

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