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This book sets out a road map for the provision of urban access for all. For most of the last century cities have followed a path of dependency on car dominated urban transport favouring the middle classes. Urban Access for the 21st Century seeks to change this. Policies need to be more inclusive of the accessibility needs of the urban poor. Change requires redesigning the existing public finance systems that support urban mobility. The aim is to diminish their embedded biases towards automobile-based travel. Through a series of chapters from international contributors, the book brings together expertise from different fields. It shows how small changes can incentivize large positive developments in urban transport and create truly accessible cities.

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Author:   Elliott Sclar (Columbia University, USA) ,  Måns Lönnroth (Former State Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Sweden) ,  Christian Wolmar (Transport Author, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780415720496

ISBN 10:   0415720494
Pages:   290
Publication Date:   25 February 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: The Challenge of Financing Urban Access 2. Towards a Political-Economics of Finance for Urban Access 3. Social Inequalities in Urban Access: Better Ways of Assessing Transport Improvements 4. Access as a Social Good and as an Economic Good: Is There a Need for a Paradigm Shift? 5. Opportunities for Transport Financing through New Technologies: State of the Art and Research Needs 6. Assessing the Diversity of Schemes for Financing Urban Access and Mobility 7. Public Transport - The Challenge of Formal and Informal Systems 8. Reflections on the Usefulness of Accessibility as a Lens 9. Accessibility and Transportation Funding 10. Technology and Information Technology: Living with and Paying for Sustainable Access

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Elliott D. Sclar, Director of the Center for Sustainable Urban Development (CSUD) at Columbia University’s Earth Institute. He is also Professor of Urban Planning in Columbia’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, an economist and an urban planner. Måns Lönnroth, member of the VREF, Volvo Research and Educational Foundations and the International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Christian Wolmar, author and journalist based in London, specializing in transport. He contributes regularly to national newspapers such as The Times and The Guardian as well as to specialist magazines.

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