Moving People: Sustainable Transport Development

ISBN-13: 9781848130036 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 270 str.

Peter Cox

Opis

Presents an introduction to sustainable transport development in practice via a series of case studies. This book offers a practical way into the complexities of post-development theory. It is suitable for those in the area of environmental sustainability and transport policy.

Spis treści

Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Movement and Mobility 2. Sustainable Development and EcoMobility 3. The Problem of Car-dominance 4. Automobility and its Alternatives 5. The City as a System: Transport as Network 6. Mobility in the Mega-City: Delhi 7. Non Motorised Transport: Bicycles and other wheeled vehicles 8. Bicycle and NMT programmes in Action 9. Bicycles and Rickshaws in South Asia 10. Institutional changes Conclusions