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Sustainable mobility in historic urban areas | European practices |The case of Athens

Chatzidaki Eirini

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From the middle of the 20th century, it became clear that the proliferation of motor vehicles affected not only the daily lives of European citizens, but also the shaping of the urban fabric of cities to a large extent. The effects of the rapid spread of motorization on the environment and its influence on the operation of cities were soon realized.This paper examines the Sustainable Urban Mobility (SUM) policies implemented in recent years to address the issues posed by the transport sector, with an emphasis on the cases of historic centers of European cities and more specifically of Athens.At the beginning, the theoretical framework on which the concept of Sustainable Urban Mobility is based, is studied through the analysis of all the factors and tools that govern it. Then, the peculiarities of the cases of modern historic cities are reported in terms of the implementation of sustainable mobility practices. Secondly, the historic cities of Barcelona and Bologna are analyzed as case studies. The study is based mostly on the pathogenesis of the pre-existing circulatory system of historic cities, the Sustainable Urban Mobility practices that have been implemented and the results that they have brought.Finally, special emphasis is given to the mobility of the historic center of Athens. The evolution of the transport sector of the city is studied over time. At the same time the implemented policies in the transport sector are objectively examined and evaluated as well as the future traffic plans of the city are presented.

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