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Residential Choices: Mobility and Urbanism

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This lecture explores the residential choices of households in urban areas, focusing on the impact of mobility on urban planning. It discusses the three main rationales behind residential decisions, the concept of quality of life, the housing search process, and the different residential lifestyles. The lecture also delves into the importance of considering diverse lifestyles in urban projects, from defining the target audience to designing neighborhoods that cater to specific demographics.

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Mobility and urban planning

Over the last twenty years, urban mobility has changed significantly. The number of leisure trips has risen, while the proportion of work-related trips has fallen. At the same time, new forms of mobility have developed, such as multi-residentiality, long-distance commuting, urban tourism and day-tripping. These changes have been accompanied by urban transformations such as urban sprawl and fragmentation. In this context, mobility is an issue for urban transport engineering and territorial development, par

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