Urban transport and the environment : an international perspective.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Imprint: | Amsterdam ; San Diego, CA : Elsevier, 2004. |
| Description: | xxvii, 515 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5340519 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Overview of Urban Transport and the Environment
- Development of Motorised Society
- Environmental Problems caused by Urban Transport
- Global Environmental Problems
- The Urban Transport System
- Introduction
- Trends in Motorisation
- Travel patterns
- Urban Structure: Decentralisation and Urban Transport
- Urban Transport in Developing Countries
- Conclusion
- Environmental Impacts Due to Urban Transport
- Introduction
- Source of Emissions
- Local Air Environment
- Local Air Quality and Transport in Different Cities
- Global Warming
- Noise
- Transport and Land Use Instruments for a Better Environment
- Introduction
- Problems, Objectives and Strategies
- Classification of Policy Instruments
- The Performance of Different Types of Policy Instrument
- Technological Countermeasures for Gas Emissions
- Overall Contribution to Strategies and Objectives
- Responsibilities and Barriers
- Integrated Strategies
- The Use of Causal Loop Diagrams to Determine the Most Appropriate Instruments
- Transport-Environment Issues and Countermeasures in Various Metropolises
- Introduction
- Berlin
- Budapest
- Istanbul
- Lyon
- Nottingham
- Rome
- Cairo
- Los Angeles
- Bogotagrave;o
- Curitiba
- Mexico City
- Santiago
- Nagoya
- Adelaide
- Bangkok
- Dalian
- Hanoi
- Kathmandu
- Manila
- Seoul
- Singapore
- Political Climate for Environmental Policies and Proposals for International Mechanism
- Introduction
- Typical Political Trends Relating to Transport Environment Policies
- Direction of Ecological Transport Strategy in Developed Countries
- Environmental Policies in Developing Countries
- Political Climate for Environmental Policies and International Funding Measures
- Appendix
- References
- Index
- Abbreviations
