The Earthscan Reader on World Transport Policy and Practice

ISBN-13: 9781853838507 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 336 str.

John Whitelegg; Gary Haq

Opis

It is becoming increasingly urgent to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, control the spread of new infrastructure and consider the value of life for future generations, the poor and those deprived of human rights by planning systems that place economics above environmental and social justice. This study highlights creative work on world transport policy - a major contributor to environmental and social degradation - and suggests practical initiatives to achieve a reduction in global dependency on cars, lorries and aircraft. It includes international contributions that evaluate the track record of transport planning, engineering and economics, which cut across traditional disciplinary boundaries.

Spis treści

Part 1 Introduction: The Global Transport Problem: Same Issues but a Different Place * Part 2 Transport in Africa: Four Decades of Road Transport in Africa * Liveable Streets for Pedestrians in Nairobi: The Challenge of Road Traffic Accidents * Sustaining Africa's Rural Road Networks: The Asset Management Approach * Part 3 Transport in Asia: Southeast Asian Urban Transport: A Kaleidoscope of Challenges and Choices * Automobile Dependence in Bangkok: An International Comparison with Implications for Planning Policies * Kolkata City: An Urban Air Pollution Perspective * Road Infrastructure Investment in Bangladesh: Environment under Threat * Part 4 Transport in Australia: Back on Track? Will Australia Return to Rail? * A Wish Called Wander: Reclaiming Automobility from the Motor Car * Urban Transport Policy Paradoxes in Australia * Part 5 Transport in Europe: European Regional Transport Issues * New Roads Generate New Traffic * Car-free Households: Who lives without an Automobile Today? * Part 6 Transport in Latin America: Urban Transport in Latin America * Car-sharing in Latin America: Examining Prospects in Santiago * The Urban Transportation Crises in Developing Countries * Part 7 Transport in North America: Regional Transport Issues in North America * The North American Growth Fixation and the Inner City: Roads of Excess * Prospects for Sustainable Transportation in the Pacific Northwest: a Comparison of Vancouver, Seattle and Portland * Part 8 Transport in the Middle East: Transport in the Middle East * How Many Shall Live? How Many Shall Die? Deaths Resulting from the Trans-Israel Highway and Alternatives: A Risk Assessment Revisited * The Status of Transportation in the West Bank * Part 9 Visioning Change: New Directions in World Transport Policy and Practice * Index

O autorze

John Whitelegg is Professor of Environmental Studies at Liverpool John Moores University. Gary Haq is Research Associate at the Stockholm Environment Institute, University of York.