| Unsustainable Transport: City Transport in the New Century Contributor(s): Banister, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415357829 ISBN-13: 9780415357821 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $199.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2005 Annotation: The book addresses the linkages between transport and sustainable urban development, from an analysis of the global picture through issues relating to transport and energy intensity, public policy and the institutional and organizational constraints on change. The central part of the book explores the linkages in more detail at the city level, covering land use and development, economic measures, and the role that technology can play. The final part looks for inspiration to events in developing countries and the means by which we can move from the unsustainable present to a more sustainable future. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Transportation - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - Social Science | Human Geography |
| Dewey: 388.404 |
| LCCN: 2004020225 |
| Series: Transport, Development and Sustainability |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.34" W x 9.5" (1.26 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book addresses the links between transport and sustainable urban development, from an analysis of the global picture to issues in transport and energy intensity, public policy and the institutional and organisational constraints on change. The central part of the book explores these links in more detail at city level, covering land use and development, economic measures, and the role that technology can play. The final part looks for inspiration from events in developing countries and the means by which we can move from the unsustainable present to a more sustainable future. |
