Contents: Introduction, Paulo Pinho and Cecilia Silva Recent changes in urban areas, Jose Pedro Reis and Fabrizio Giulietti Empirical evidences on motivations for travel, Cecilia Silva, Petter Naess and Jose Pedro Reis People, places and travel patterns in Copenhagen and Oporto, Miguel Torres, Petter Naess, Jose Pedro Reis, Fernanda Sousa and Paulo Pinho The structural accessibility layer, Cecilia Silva The explanatory qualitative-quantitative method, Petter Naess Mobility choices enabled by urban structure, Cecilia Silva and Jose Pedro Reis Residential location and travel behaviour, Petter Naess Mobility patterns and urban structure, Paulo Pinho and Cecilia Silva Annexes References Index.