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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: John Whitelegg , Gary HaqPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Earthscan Ltd Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.544kg ISBN: 9781853838514ISBN 10: 1853838519 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 01 February 2003 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPart 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 * IndexReviewsOutlines new and desirable directions in policy and practice.' Future Survey 'Essential reading for transport planners, development economists, environmentalists, policy-makers as well as students.' The European Sustainable Cities and Towns Campaign 'Replete with the careful efforts of scholars and practitioners in diverse fields to rethink the car and its place in society. There is much in this book that will challenge and inform readers.' The Geographic Journal 'A good sourcebook for those researching or attempting to address the issues associated with world transport policy and practice, including students, planners, industrialists and government officials.' International Journal of Environmental Studies 'This is a tidy, largely well-written and logically structured text which in bite-sized chunks provides neat and informative summaries of urban transport issues globally and throws forward some very constructive arguments.' The Journal of Development Studies 'This is a stimulating volume with a wealth of illustrative tables and figures. It has a truly international authorship and global perspective.' Geography 'Outlines new and desirable directions in policy and practice.' Future Survey 'Essential reading for transport planners, development economists, environmentalists, policy-makers as well as students.' The European Sustainable Cities and Towns Campaign 'Replete with the careful efforts of scholars and practitioners in diverse fields to rethink the car and its place in society. There is much in this book that will challenge and inform readers.' The Geographic Journal 'A good sourcebook for those researching or attempting to address the issues associated with world transport policy and practice, including students, planners, industrialists and government officials.' International Journal of Environmental Studies 'This is a tidy, largely well-written and logically structured text which in bite-sized chunks provides neat and informative summaries of urban transport issues globally and throws forward some very constructive arguments.' The Journal of Development Studies 'This is a stimulating volume with a wealth of illustrative tables and figures. It has a truly international authorship and global perspective.' Geography Outlines new and desirable directions in policy and practice.' Future Survey 'Essential reading for transport planners, development economists, environmentalists, policy-makers as well as students.' The European Sustainable Cities and Towns Campaign 'Replete with the careful efforts of scholars and practitioners in diverse fields to rethink the car and its place in society. There is much in this book that will challenge and inform readers.' The Geographic Journal 'A good sourcebook for those researching or attempting to address the issues associated with world transport policy and practice, including students, planners, industrialists and government officials.' International Journal of Environmental Studies 'This is a tidy, largely well-written and logically structured text which in bite-sized chunks provides neat and informative summaries of urban transport issues globally and throws forward some very constructive arguments.' The Journal of Development Studies 'This is a stimulating volume with a wealth of illustrative tables and figures. It has a truly international authorship and global perspective.' Geography Author InformationJohn Whitelegg is Professor of Environmental Studies at Liverpool John Moores University. Gary Haq is Research Associate at the Stockholm Environment Institute, University of York. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |