The Earthscan Reader on World Transport Policy and Practice

The Earthscan Reader on World Transport Policy and Practice
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 365
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ISBN-10 : 9781317709879
ISBN-13 : 131770987X
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Book Synopsis The Earthscan Reader on World Transport Policy and Practice by : John Whitelegg

Download or read book The Earthscan Reader on World Transport Policy and Practice written by John Whitelegg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transport is now a critical problem throughout the world, and it is set to get worse. Whether it is traffic congestion, crashes (10 million killed and injured each year), noise, air pollution, landscape destruction, or greenhouse gas emissions (of which transport is the fastest-growing source), the damage and the costs from our current forms of transport are dangerously high and getting worse. Policies and practical measures that can reduce and eliminate these problems are urgently needed. This Reader contains 16 important contributions on how to improve transport globally. They are based on sound science, sound people-centred analysis, and a strong awareness of equity and human rights. And they have been selected for their originality, the importance of the issues they focus on, the quality of their insight and their practical relevance. A further 7 commissioned chapters provide informative overviews of the transport problems specific to each region of the world, while the editors' Introduction and Conclusion frames the discussion and lays out the scale of the challenges we face. As a whole, the Reader demonstrates what steps can be taken to improve both transport provision and use, in both the developed and the developing world, while reducing environmental and health impacts. It will serve as an invaluable sourcebook for anyone researching or attempting to address the issues associated with world transport policy and practice, whether students, planners, business people or policy-makers.


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