Sustainable transport planning for walking and cycling in urban environments
Title:
Sustainable transport planning for walking and cycling in urban environments
Author:
Tolley, R. S. (Rodney S.), 1946-
ISBN:
9781601197252
9781855738614
Publication Information:
Boca Raton, FL : Published in North America by CRC Press ; Cambridge, England : Woodhead Pub., 2003.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xxi, 713 p.) : ill., maps
Series:
Woodhead Publishing in environmental management
Woodhead Publishing in environmental management.
Contents:
Preliminaries; Contents; Contents; Preface; Contributor contact details; Introduction talking the talk but not walking the walk; 1 Ecological footprints and urban transportation; 2 The relevance of climate change to future policy on walking and cycling; 3 The role of non motorised modes in an environmentally sustainable transport system; 4 Walking in a historical international and contemporary context; 5 Does anyone walk anymore; 6 The decline of everyday walking in the UK explanations and policy implications; 7 Visions for city traffic and mobility; 8 Winning back public space
Abstract:
This important and wide-reaching study provides a comprehensive guide to the implementation of sustainable transport initiatives worldwide. Through a wide range of case studies from Europe, North America and Australia. Sustainable transport shows how practical schemes, infrastructure developments and educational support can provide an alternative to the growing congestion in many urban environments.
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Electronic Access:
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