Street Fights in Copenhagen: Bicycle and Car Politics in a Green Mobility City

ISBN-13: 9781138334892 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 202 str.

Jason Henderson; Natalie Marie Gulsrud

Opis

With twenty-nine percent of all trips made by bicycle, Copenhagen is considered a model of green transport. This book considers the underlying political conditions that enabled cycling to appeal to such a wide range of citizens of Copenhagen and asks how this can be replicated elsewhere.

Spis treści

Introduction: Why Copenhagen  1. Copenhagen: Bicycle City  2. A Short History of Cycling and Car Politics in Copenhagen  3. "Something is Rotten in the State of Denmark!" The Plateauing of Cycling and the Rise in Car Ownership in Copenhagen  4. The Politics of Mobility in Copenhagen  5. How Many Cars in the City? The Copenhagen Toll Ring Debate  6. Cycling Policy is Parking Policy: The Politics of Car Parking in Copenhagen  7. From the Harbor Tunnel to the Metro Ring, What Kind of City?  Conclusion: Towards a Politics of Hope and the Green Mobility City