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An introduction to sustainable transportation : policy, planning and implementation / Preston L. Schiller and Jeffrey R. Kenworthy.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: English Publisher: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Edition: Second editionDescription: xxi, 420 pages illustrations (some color), color maps 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781138185463
  • 9781138185487
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 388.049 23
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Contents:
Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction and overview -- A highly mobile planet and its challenges : automobile dependence, equity and inequity -- Automobile cities, the car culture and alternative possibilities -- History of sustainable and unsustainable transportation : from walking to wheels and back to walking -- Modes, roads and routes : technologies, infrastructure, functions, energy and inter-relatedness -- Urban, regional and inter-city public transportation : policy, technical, land use and provider aspects -- Urban design for sustainable and active transportation and healthy communities -- Public policy and effective citizen participation for more sustainable transportation : methods and examples -- A new planning paradigm: from integrated planning, policy and mobility management to repair, regeneration and renewal -- Cities on the move : global exemplars of more sustainable transportation -- Conclusion: growing more exemplars.
Summary: "Cities around the globe struggle to create better and more equitable access to important destinations and services, all the while reducing the energy consumption and environmental impacts of mobility. An Introduction to Sustainable Transportation illustrates a new planning paradigm for sustainable transportation through case studies from around the world with hundreds of valuable resources and references, color photos, graphics and tables.The second edition builds and expands upon the highly acclaimed first edition, with new chapters on urban design and urban, regional and intercity public transportation, as well as expanded chapters on automobile dependence and equity issues; automobile cities and the car culture; the history of sustainable and unsustainable transportation; the interrelatedness of technologies, infrastructure energy and functionalities; and public policy and public participation and exemplary places, people and programs around the globe. Among the many valuable additions are discussions of autonomous vehicles (AVs), electric vehicles (EVs), airport cities, urban fabrics, urban heat island effects and mobility as a service (MaaS). New case studies show global exemplars of sustainable transportation, including several from Asia, a case study of participative and deliberative public involvement, as well as one describing life in the Vauban ecologically planned community of Freiburg, Germany. Students in affiliated sustainability disciplines, planners, policymakers and concerned citizens will find many provides practical techniques to innovate and transform transportation."--Back cover.
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First edition published by Earthscan, 2010.

Include bibliographical references (pages 375-410) and index.

Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction and overview -- A highly mobile planet and its challenges : automobile dependence, equity and inequity -- Automobile cities, the car culture and alternative possibilities -- History of sustainable and unsustainable transportation : from walking to wheels and back to walking -- Modes, roads and routes : technologies, infrastructure, functions, energy and inter-relatedness -- Urban, regional and inter-city public transportation : policy, technical, land use and provider aspects -- Urban design for sustainable and active transportation and healthy communities -- Public policy and effective citizen participation for more sustainable transportation : methods and examples -- A new planning paradigm: from integrated planning, policy and mobility management to repair, regeneration and renewal -- Cities on the move : global exemplars of more sustainable transportation -- Conclusion: growing more exemplars.

"Cities around the globe struggle to create better and more equitable access to important destinations and services, all the while reducing the energy consumption and environmental impacts of mobility. An Introduction to Sustainable Transportation illustrates a new planning paradigm for sustainable transportation through case studies from around the world with hundreds of valuable resources and references, color photos, graphics and tables.The second edition builds and expands upon the highly acclaimed first edition, with new chapters on urban design and urban, regional and intercity public transportation, as well as expanded chapters on automobile dependence and equity issues; automobile cities and the car culture; the history of sustainable and unsustainable transportation; the interrelatedness of technologies, infrastructure energy and functionalities; and public policy and public participation and exemplary places, people and programs around the globe. Among the many valuable additions are discussions of autonomous vehicles (AVs), electric vehicles (EVs), airport cities, urban fabrics, urban heat island effects and mobility as a service (MaaS). New case studies show global exemplars of sustainable transportation, including several from Asia, a case study of participative and deliberative public involvement, as well as one describing life in the Vauban ecologically planned community of Freiburg, Germany. Students in affiliated sustainability disciplines, planners, policymakers and concerned citizens will find many provides practical techniques to innovate and transform transportation."--Back cover.