Building Blocks for Sustainable Transport: Obstacles, Trends, Solutions -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Acknowledgement -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Framing the Themes -- 1.2. A Closer Look at External Effects -- 1.3. The Key Challenges -- References -- Part 1. How to Cast the Future? -- Chapter 2. How to Cast the Futurequest -- 2.1. Distinguishing Types of Projections -- 2.2. Key Sustainability Indicators in Transport -- 2.3. Prospects for Fuel Efficiency and Alternative Fuels -- References -- Chapter 3. Looking Over the Horizon: Visioning and Backcasting -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. The Role of Futures Studies -- 3.3. The Use of Scenarios in Futures Studies -- 3.4. Futures Studies and Backcasting Applied to Transport and Climate Change Policy -- 3.5. Transport Emissions Baseline and Targets -- 3.6. Identifying Images of the Future -- 3.7. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4. Lessons from Prospective Research on Sustainable Transport Carried Out through the OECD EST and French PREDIT Programs -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Which Methodology is Most Efficient for Policy Makersquest -- 4.3. Building a Business-As-Usual Scenario: A Necessary, But Difficult, Exercise -- 4.4. Some Important Issues When Building an EST Scenario -- 4.5. From Scenarios to Strategies: How to Reach the Goalquest -- 4.6. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5. Drivers of Freight Transport Demand and their Policy Implications -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Drivers of Freight Transport Demand -- 5.3. Policy Options -- 5.4. Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Part 2. Spatial Economic Interactions in Sustainable Settings -- Chapter 6. Space-Economy Interactions in the Context of Sustainability -- References -- Chapter 7. The Metropolitan Field: An Emerging Form that may Condition the Sustainability of Transport.

7.1. The Relevance of the Concept of ''Urban Field'' -- 7.2. Major Transitions from a Canadian Perspective -- 7.3. Major Transitions and the Emergence of the Metropolitan Field -- 7.4. Population Movements and the Development of a Metropolitan Field -- 7.5. The Feminization of the Labour Force and Metropolization -- 7.6. Metropolitan Fields and the Strength of Weak Ties -- 7.7. The MIZ: A Recognition of Weak Ties -- 7.8. A Variety of Metropolitan Fields -- 7.9. Corridors of Metropolitan Field Development -- 7.10. The Flexible Borders of Metropolization -- 7.11. Conclusion -- References -- Appendix 7.A.1. Inter-Neighbourhood Residential Mobility in Quebec City -- Appendix 7.A.2. Data for the Model of Work Commutes in the Metropolitan Field of Quebec -- Chapter 8. Sustainable Mobility and Urbanity -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. The Analytical Approach in Brief -- 8.3. Results -- 8.4. Sustainability Implications -- 8.5. Conclusions -- References -- Appendix 8.A.1. - The Data Set Used -- Appendix 8.A.2. - Estimation for the Free-Time Profiles -- Appendix 8.A.3. Estimation Results for Travel Time -- Chapter 9. Movement of Goods, Services and People: Entanglements with Sustainability Implications -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.2. Urban Area Conflicts -- 9.3. Inter-City and Other Long-Haul Developments -- 9.4. Research Needed: Predicting the Present -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Part 3. Effectiveness and Acceptability -- Chapter 10. Effectiveness and Acceptability: The Keys to Implementation -- 10.1. Sustainability and Transport -- 10.2. The Role of Transport in Modern Societies -- 10.3. Sustainable Targets and Actions -- 10.4. Effectiveness and Acceptability -- References -- Chapter 11. Sustainable Transport and Quality of Life -- 11.1. Introduction -- 11.2. Sustainable Transport -- 11.3. Sustainable Transport and Quality of Life -- 11.4. Conclusions.

References -- Chapter 12. Transport Policies: Actions, Intentions and Perceived Effectiveness -- 12.1. Introduction -- 12.2. Evolution of Transport Policy Since 1990 -- 12.3. Shifts in Public Concerns and Attitudes -- 12.4. Public Perceptions Concerning Policy Effectiveness across Europe in the 1990s -- 12.5. Individual Actions and Intentions Concerning Transport Energy Efficiency -- 12.6. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 13. Policy Analysis of Sustainable Transport and Mobility: The SUMMA Project -- 13.1. Objectives -- 13.2. The Systems Approach -- 13.3. Conclusions -- References -- Appendix 13.A.1. Environmental Outcomes of Interest and Related Outcome Indicators -- Appendix 13.A.2. Economic Outcomes of Interest and Related Outcome Indicators -- Appendix 13.A.3. Social Outcomes of Interest and Related Outcome Indicators -- Appendix 13.A.4. White Paper Action Programme -- Appendix 13.A.5. Levers used by the Modules in the FSM -- About the Authors.