The Earthscan Reader on World Transport Policy and Practice

Herausgeber: Whitelegg, John; Haq, Gary

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

* How to meet the need for development without the detrimental impacts from transport on air quality, climate and land use* An invaluable sourcebook of major contributions to the debate* Essential reading for transport planners, development economists and environmentalistsIt is becoming increasingly urgent to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, control the spread of new infrastructure and consider the value of life for future generations, the poor and those deprived of human rights by planning systems that place economics above environmental and social justice. This book highlights creative work on world transport policy - a major contributor to environmental and social degradation - and suggests practical initiatives to achieve a reduction in global dependency on cars, lorries and aircraft. It includes international contributions that honestly evaluate the track record of transport planning, engineering and economics, which cut across traditional disciplinary boundaries.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 162mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 549g
• ISBN-13: 9781853838514
• ISBN-10: 1853838519
• Artikelnr.: 22019423

Autorenporträt

John Whitelegg is Professor of Environmental Studies at Liverpool John Moores University. Gary Haq is Research Associate at the Stockholm Environment Institute, University of York.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Introduction: The Global Transport Problem: Same Issues but a
Different Place * Part 2 Transport in Africa: Four Decades of Road
Transport in Africa * Liveable Streets for Pedestrians in Nairobi: The
Challenge of Road Traffic Accidents * Sustaining Africa's Rural Road
Networks: The Asset Management Approach * Part 3 Transport in Asia:
Southeast Asian Urban Transport: A Kaleidoscope of Challenges and Choices *
Automobile Dependence in Bangkok: An International Comparison with
Implications for Planning Policies * Kolkata City: An Urban Air Pollution
Perspective * Road Infrastructure Investment in Bangladesh: Environment
under Threat * Part 4 Transport in Australia: Back on Track? Will Australia
Return to Rail? * A Wish Called Wander: Reclaiming Automobility from the
Motor Car * Urban Transport Policy Paradoxes in Australia * Part 5
Transport in Europe: European Regional Transport Issues * New Roads
Generate New Traffic * Car-free Households: Who lives without an Automobile
Today? * Part 6 Transport in Latin America: Urban Transport in Latin
America * Car-sharing in Latin America: Examining Prospects in Santiago *
The Urban Transportation Crises in Developing Countries * Part 7 Transport
in North America: Regional Transport Issues in North America * The North
American Growth Fixation and the Inner City: Roads of Excess * Prospects
for Sustainable Transportation in the Pacific Northwest: a Comparison of
Vancouver, Seattle and Portland * Part 8 Transport in the Middle East:
Transport in the Middle East * How Many Shall Live? How Many Shall Die?
Deaths Resulting from the Trans-Israel Highway and Alternatives: A Risk
Assessment Revisited * The Status of Transportation in the West Bank * Part
9 Visioning Change: New Directions in World Transport Policy and Practice *
Index