Urban transport in the developing world a handbook of policy and practice / edited by Harry T. Dimitriou, Ralph Gakenheimer. [electronic resource] :
edited by Harry T. Dimitriou, Ralph Gakenheimer.
- Cheltenham ; Northhampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, 2011.
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 636 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Transport and city development : understanding the fundamentals / Land use and transport in rapidly motorizing cities : contexts of controversy / An international comparative perspective on fast-rising motorization and automobile dependence / The future of energy for urban transport / Environmental challenges of urban transport : the impacts of motorization / Economic fall-out of failing urban transport systems : an institutional analysis / Non-motorized urban transport as neglected modes / Poverty and urban mobility : diagnosis toward a new understanding / Institutional and political support for urban transport / Environmental evaluation in urban transport / Equity evaluation of urban transport / Use and abuse of economic appraisal of urban transport projects / Road crashes and low-income cities : impacts and options / Bus rapid transit : a review of recent advances / Rail rapid transit advances / Informal public transport : a global perspective / Options for travel demand management : traffic bans versus pricing / Mainstreaming sustainable urban transport : putting the pieces together / Conclusions : emergent crucial themes / Harry T. Dimitriou -- Ralph Gakenheimer -- Jeffrey Kenworthy -- Andreas Sch�afer -- John Ernst -- Elliott Sclar and Julie Touber -- V. Setty Pendakur -- Xavier Godard -- Edward Dotson -- Michael Replogle -- Eduardo A. Vasconcellos -- Walter Hook -- Any Aeron-Thomas and Goff Jacobs -- Lloyd Wright -- Roger J. Allport -- Robert Cervero and Aaron Golub -- Anjali Mahendra -- Christopher Zegras -- Harry T. Dimitrou and Ralph Gakenheimer.
The twenty thematic chapters in this book provide a broad set of perspectives on the plight, possibilities and opportunities of urban transport in the developing world, set against the challenges of sustainable development. The contributors expertly set the international context of transport policy-making and planning for developing cities and present a critical review of recent developments that have taken place and which offer lessons for the future.
9781849808392 (e-book)
2010929026
Urban transportation policy--Developing countries.
Electronic books.
HE311.D44 / U75 2011
388.4091724
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Transport and city development : understanding the fundamentals / Land use and transport in rapidly motorizing cities : contexts of controversy / An international comparative perspective on fast-rising motorization and automobile dependence / The future of energy for urban transport / Environmental challenges of urban transport : the impacts of motorization / Economic fall-out of failing urban transport systems : an institutional analysis / Non-motorized urban transport as neglected modes / Poverty and urban mobility : diagnosis toward a new understanding / Institutional and political support for urban transport / Environmental evaluation in urban transport / Equity evaluation of urban transport / Use and abuse of economic appraisal of urban transport projects / Road crashes and low-income cities : impacts and options / Bus rapid transit : a review of recent advances / Rail rapid transit advances / Informal public transport : a global perspective / Options for travel demand management : traffic bans versus pricing / Mainstreaming sustainable urban transport : putting the pieces together / Conclusions : emergent crucial themes / Harry T. Dimitriou -- Ralph Gakenheimer -- Jeffrey Kenworthy -- Andreas Sch�afer -- John Ernst -- Elliott Sclar and Julie Touber -- V. Setty Pendakur -- Xavier Godard -- Edward Dotson -- Michael Replogle -- Eduardo A. Vasconcellos -- Walter Hook -- Any Aeron-Thomas and Goff Jacobs -- Lloyd Wright -- Roger J. Allport -- Robert Cervero and Aaron Golub -- Anjali Mahendra -- Christopher Zegras -- Harry T. Dimitrou and Ralph Gakenheimer.
The twenty thematic chapters in this book provide a broad set of perspectives on the plight, possibilities and opportunities of urban transport in the developing world, set against the challenges of sustainable development. The contributors expertly set the international context of transport policy-making and planning for developing cities and present a critical review of recent developments that have taken place and which offer lessons for the future.
9781849808392 (e-book)
2010929026
Urban transportation policy--Developing countries.
Electronic books.
HE311.D44 / U75 2011
388.4091724