Varying Neighbourhood “Choice Architecture”

Abstract

When evaluating the factors of urban form that contribute to emissions, we must also consider the difficult but critical subject of human behaviour and choices of consumption. There is indeed a body of research findings that gives us guidance on the “choice architecture” of neighbourhood design. This chapter examines the evidence and draws conclusions for the decision support tool.

Keywords

• neighbourhood design
• choice architecture
• urban design
• urban form
• behavioral economics