Cervero, Robert
Submitted by cmjones on February 28, 2007 - 1:13pm.
Name of Person:
Robert Cervero
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Department:
City and Regional Planning, Professor
Research Interests:
Evaluation of San Francisco City CarShare program, Built environments, obesity and fitness in Bogota, Columbia, Jobs-housing and housing-retail balance, impacts of freeway deconstruction on land development and road safety, and accessibility, mobility and sustainability in China.
Achievements:
As a transportation specialist Robert Cervero’s current research projects include Accessibility, Mobility, and Sustainability in China, funded by the Volvo Foundation as one of five research themes being carried out under the UC Berkeley Center for the Future of Urban Transportation (part of ITS). Cervero’s interests span the areas of transportation and land-use policy and planning, suburban mobility, infrastructure finance, and comparative international development. He is the author of numerous books: The Transit Metropolis (Island Press, 1998); Transit Villages for the 21st Century (McGraw-Hill, 1997), Paratransit in America (Praeger, 1997), America’s Suburban Centers (Unwin-Hyman, 1989), and Suburban Gridlock (Rutgers Press, 1986) and Developing Around Transit: Strategies and Solutions That Work (2004). Other relevant IURD publications include: Paradigm Shift: From Automobility to Accessibility Planning (1996).