So after a group discussion, we quite quickly decided that we were all interested in exploring the theme of “transport” in Amsterdam, perhaps touching upon the sustainability of the City. Before this agreement we did question whether to choose something more distinguishing, that being drug use or prostitution. But we felt that transport would be more relevant at this moment of time, and we came to the understanding that researching within this field would be more accessible in terms of finding the appropriate participants.
So, the topic of “transport” is very broad and therefore we all individually researched the topic in order to pin point specific aspects within the matter of transport. I personally looked at 3 articles, one being an evaluation of policy measures in Amsterdam and looking at how the city’s urban developments can be regarded as relatively sustainable (Clercq & Bertolini, 2003). Similarly, the second article focused on Amsterdams ambition to develop as a sustainable European metropolis and the flows of energy and water and resources within the urban environment (Van Der Hoek, Et al, 2017). Plus the third article I came across looked at Amsterdam’s advanced modelling system for transport remissions in relation to the atmospheric matter and the air quality (Karamchandi, 2010). I think that these particular articles, are relevant in the sense that Amsterdam is motivated in being sustainable, yet I think that they more so move away from the topic of transport and more towards the policy and scientific path. I will further explore the topic of transport but more in the direction of how society functions and why the population has conformed to the public transport and the popular usage of bicycles as a mode of transport.
Articles spoken about…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1309104215305328
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