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dc. description Urban mobility is a key element for achieving sustainable development in cities, as car dependence and inefficient transport systems are among the most important barriers to achieve this objective. This thesis is focused on European cities, which are considered among the most sustainable cities in the world, but which are currently exposed to some generalized problems and threats: demographic decline, social exclusion, environmental degradation, economic decline and urban sprawl. However, cities are also places were opportunities for agglomeration economies and social mix emerge. Both urban threats and opportunities define the city challenges: that is to become more liveable environments and efficient urban systems. Going back to the relevance of mobility and urban form for sustainability, these challenges could be partially addressed through transport management and land use strategies. All this background makes up the city cycle. The general objective of this thesis was to understand the key drivers of a sustainable urban mobility, and then to define long term strategies for achieving sustainable and efficient cities through land use and transport policies. For this objective, three types of analyses were developed in five research studies, following the logic of the city cycle. Firstly, a cross-site analysis was applied to compare the performance of different cities in the context of sustainability targets. This analysis was carried out in the first study, where the sustainability of urban transport systems was measured through composite indicators. The methodology was applied to 23 European cities and served to identify the …