Public Acceptability of Sustainable Transport Measures: A Review of the Literature

Increasingly, the debate on transport policy involves the challenge of sustainable development. The concept of sustainable transport is derived from the general term of sustainable development. This paper, which is a literature review on public acceptability of transport measures, will identify some of the difficulties faced in achieving this acceptability. Its focus, more importantly, will be on identifying positive ways forward. The focus of the literature review for this study was on the public acceptability of transport measures. The focus in the literature is on car based private transport reflecting its historic contribution as a travel mode and the associated sustainability impacts. This report therefore reflects this focus. In order to reduce transport demand and/or ensure that the demand is 'optimal' pricing measures can be used. A number of different technologies and fuels are envisioned for personal road transport. Future technologies include plug-in hybrids, electric and fuel cell vehicles, while alternative fuels include electricity, hydrogen and biofuels.