Urban Transportation Planning in the United States : An Historical Overview.
Title:
Urban Transportation Planning in the United States : An Historical Overview.
Author:
Weiner, Edward.
ISBN:
9780313002236
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (271 pages)
Contents:
Preliminaries -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Early Highway Planning -- 3 Beginnings of Urban Transportation Planning -- 4 Urban Transportation Planning Comes of Age -- 5 Improved Intergovernmental Coordination -- 6 The Environment and Citizen Involvement -- 7 Beginnings of Multimodal Urban Transportation Planning -- 8 Transition to Short Term Planning -- 9 Urban Economic Revitalization -- 10 Decentralization of Decision Making -- 11 Private Sector Participation -- 12 Strategic Planning -- 13 Sustainable Development -- 14. Concluding Remarks -- References -- Index.
Abstract:
This work describes the evolution of urban transportation planning from its beginnings in early highway and transit planning to late-1990s concerns for the environment and sustainable development. The author discusses the influence of legislation, regulations and federal programmes.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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