Unsustainable Transport and Transition in China

ISBN-13: 9781138934511 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 242 str.

Becky Py Loo

Opis

This book discusses various transport sustainability issues from developing countries' perspective. It explores key issues, problems and potential solutions for unsustainable transport. It first reviews the current transport sustainability baselines in China in the three key dimensions of sustainability through an international comparison in 2010. Then, with a time frame of 2030, this study groups Chinese cities according to their common sustainability challenges in passenger transport. A systematic attempt is made to explore the opportunities and constraints of introducing the range of emerging sustainable mobility strategies both through statistical analysis and detailed fieldwork.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. The Context 3. Benchmarking at the International Level 4. Looking into the Future and the Dynamics within the Nation 5. Cities and the Formation of City Clusters 6. Overview of Unsustainable Transport Challenges by City Cluster 7. Initial Strategies of Sustainable Transport 8. Incorporating the Local Context and Modified Sustainable Transport Strategies 9. Ways Forward

O autorze

Becky P.Y. Loo is Professor of Geography at the University of Hong Kong. Her research interests include transportation, e-technologies (defined as microelectronics, informatics and telecommunications) and society. In particular, she excels in spatial analysis, surveys, behavioural modelling, transport carbon emissions, regional infrastructure, transit-oriented development, walkable communities, and road safety.