Urban and Industrial Environments Series -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction: Cycling for Sustainable Transportation -- 2 International Overview: Cycling Trends in Western Europe, North America, and Australia -- 3 Health Benefits of Cycling -- 4 Effective Speed: Cycling Because It's "Faster" -- 5 Developments in Bicycle Equipment and Its Role in Promoting Cycling as a Travel Mode -- 6 Bicycling Infrastructure for Mass Cycling: A Transatlantic Comparison -- 7 Cycling Safety -- 8 Integration of Cycling with Public Transportation -- 9 Bikesharing across the Globe -- 10 Women and Cycling -- 11 Children and Cycling -- 12 Cycling in Small Cities -- 13 Big City Cycling in Europe, North America, and Australia -- 14 Cycling in Megacities: London, Paris, New York, and Tokyo -- 15 Promoting Cycling for Daily Travel: Conclusions and Lessons from across the Globe -- Urban and Industrial Environments Series List -- Index.