Kabir, Md Faisal (2025) Framework for eco-mobility in multi-functional neighborhood. Masters thesis, Concordia University.
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Abstract
Automobile centric transportation system in North American urban sprawl with sporadically dispersed amenities result in high trip length and consequently elevated Carbon emission that warrants major remodeling at rudimentary level. This study develops a framework that amalgamates eco-mobility with multi-functional neighborhood system and proves the application of framework on different Neighborhood Scenarios (NS) through reduction of environmental, social and economic impact of the sustainable mobility-amenity nexus. The goal is to create a scalable, holistic approach to eco-mobility framework within a cluster of amenity-rich neighborhoods.
The methodology employed in this research work begins with development of an Eco-Mobility Strategic Framework (EMSF) focusing on three strategies – walking, cycling and public transportation, which are inspected (individually or in combination). A base case scenario for a neighborhood called West-5 at London (ON), where eco-mobility and multi-functional neighborhood strategies are yet to be applied, is examined. A contemporary multi-functional urban planning strategy called 15-minutes city is employed in this study for six different Neighborhood Scenarios (NS) at seven different Degree of Amenity Availability (DOAA) where amenities such as living, working, supplying, caring, learning and enjoying/leisure are taken into account. Sustainability of combining EMSF with 15-minute neighborhood is scrutinized with respect to environmental (e.g., annual CO2 emission and annual energy consumption), social (e.g., travel time) and economic (e.g., net annual cost) pillars – namely Sustainability Transportation Indicators (STI). Finally, Decision-Making Metric (DMM) is proposed where effectivity of EMSF at multi-functional Neighborhood Scenarios (NS) under different DOAA are measured and quantified using two metric – Framework Performance Coefficient (FPC) and a Decision-Making Metric Value (DMMV) that combines the FPCs altogether with respect to their importance weight to the policy makers.
Results, in a broad sense, demonstrate that application of Eco-Mobility Strategic Framework (EMSF) in multi-functional neighborhoods mark into average reduction in annual CO2 (STI1), annual energy consumption (STI2), annual travel time (STI3) and annual net cost (STI4) of 97%, 95%, 83%, 48% respectively. However, a closer inspection reveals that lower degree of EMSF such as walking only or walking & cycling only strategies reduce environmental indicators with respect to base case scenario. However, higher degree of EMSF yields better results for social and economic indicators. This contrast is addressed in the Decision-Making Metric (DMM) where average Decision-Making Metric Value (DMMV) is 0.19 indicating that integration of eco-mobility and multi-functional neighborhood results into overall reduction of 81% impact from environmental, social and economic sustainability combinedly.
This study aids the urban planners, policy makers and community members by simplifying the policy selection process by developing a flowchart for mobility on neighborhood: Amenity-Mobility Integration (Mon-AMI). Scalability of MonAMI is ensured through using a procedure of interpreting the Eco-Mobility Strategic Framework (EMSF) and multi-functional neighborhood scenarios into a simple trip length, number of trips, modal ratio components which are easily measured. Both existing and proposed neighborhoods are benefited from Mon-AMI that aids in selecting sustainable strategies regarding mobility and amenities.
| Divisions: | Concordia University > Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science > Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering |
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| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
| Authors: | Kabir, Md Faisal |
| Institution: | Concordia University |
| Degree Name: | M.A. Sc. |
| Program: | Building Engineering |
| Date: | 23 October 2025 |
| Thesis Supervisor(s): | Hachem-Vermette, Caroline |
| Keywords: | Multi-functional neighborhood, 15-minute city, amenity, eco-mobility |
| ID Code: | 996491 |
| Deposited By: | Md Faisal Kabir |
| Deposited On: | 29 Jun 2026 14:25 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jun 2026 14:25 |
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