This paper examines the capacity of suburban households to respond to a changing global energy context by changing their motor vehicle technology.

This paper analyses the mechanisms that encourage car use in Australia. With the help of a survey, it also looks closer into the gap between the intension and the real actions of the environmentally conscious public organisations and individuals when it comes to car use.

Increasing oil prices may soon start to force changes in economic behaviour, including travel, that have potentially profound impacts on our real wellbeing and the form and functioning of our cities. The paper will describe these consequences and outline ways in which adverse impacts can be reduced.

Induced traffic growth has significant implications for the sustainability of urban systems. These are discussed in tandem with a brief review of the debate that has taken place around induced traffic growth.

Despite the widespread acceptance of motorsport in Australian society, this paper argues that it is crucial for research to be undertaken that systematically investigates the environmental and public health impacts of motorsport events held in major urban public spaces.