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Urban Transport and the Environment
World Conference On Transport Research Society. Ed(S): Institute For Transport Policy Studies
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Description for Urban Transport and the Environment
Hardback. The damaging environmental impact of urban transport is a worsening global problem that needs to be tackled with local solutions. This book was commissioned with the aim of helping to develop those solutions by sharing experience from around the world. Editor(s): Institute For Transport Policy Studies. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 957.
The damaging environmental impact of urban transport, as recognised by the Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, is a worsening global problem that needs to be tackled with local solutions. At the same time, urban transport has been causing serious local environmental problems, particularly in developing countries. This book was commissioned with the aim of helping to develop solutions by sharing experience from around the world. Four extensive chapters by leading researchers give an overview of the problem, analyse structures and trends in urban transportation, list the various ways transport affects the environment, and critically review the whole range of policy countermeasures available. The second half of the volume is given over to a uniquely valuable collection of case studies of 21 metropolises, carefully selected to provide a cross-section of different types of city from across the developing and developed world. The relevant characteristics of these cities are systematically described: socio-economic background; local condition of transport and the environment; policy planning, implementation, and evaluation, all with concrete examples. Key data are then presented in charts with a common structure to facilitate comparisons between cities.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
Kidlington, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780080445120
SKU
V9780080445120
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
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