Moving millions : transport strategies for sustainable development in megacities / by F. Moavenzadeh and M. J. Markow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moavenzadeh, F.

Contributor:

Markow, Michael J.

Series:

Alliance for global sustainability bookseries ; 14.

Alliance for global sustainability bookseries ; v. 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban transportation--Environmental aspects.

Urban transportation.

Sustainable development.

Metropolitan areas.

Physical Description:

xvi, 268 pages : illustrations ; 10 cm.

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht, The Netherlands : Springer, [2007]

Summary:

This book explores how the issues of transportation strategy and environmental sustainability interact in the context of megacities, especially those megacities in the developing world where the rapid rates of growth in population and economic development outpace the supply of infrastructure. While much of the current literature assumes a tradeoff between transportation and environmental sustainability, this book looks to the synergy between the two if public policies are crafted in the proper way. Transportation infrastructure capacity is typically a serious constraint in urban areas worldwide. Problems in providing additional infrastructure - whether related to available financial resources, environmental protection, local institutional capabilities, available technology, available land and land use, social disruption, and other factors - tend to be magnified in rapidly developing megacities. Given the reality of these constraints, there are nevertheless several ways in which the demand for transportation and the efficient operability of the available supply can be managed successfully to relieve the pressure on existing infrastructure, accommodate the time needed to build additional capacity, and balance the competing requirements among urban mobility, economic development, and environmental sustainability such that each area sees gains. This book demonstrates how transportation strategy and environmental sustainability can be pursued in a comprehensive and harmonious, rather than unconnected and potentially conflicting, set of public policies. It applies lessons from several urban areas around the world (e.g., Bogota, Singapore, Mexico City, Sao Paulo), including both "success stories" and less successful "hard-won lessons," to a case study in Guangzhou. From these examples, a number of useful guidelines emerge on how the competition for resources between transportation policy and environmental sustainability can be resolved to support continued economic development in megacities. Among the themes identified in the book that contribute to a successful, sustainable transportation strategy are the need for a comprehensive approach that is tailored to local institutional and cultural norms, the need to understand the tradeoffs among competing goals and resolve them in a balanced strategy, the importance of demand-side management as compared to traditional approaches of investment in new capacity, the usefulness of a range of options in public-private partnerships to strengthen the financial and institutional capabilities needed for sustainable transportation, and - regardless of the policy that is finally implemented - the critical role of government in providing leadership and the underlying institutional framework needed to ensure success.

Contents:

1.1 Megacities 1

1.2 Transportation Policies and Sustainability 8

Chapter 2 Sustainability 15

2.1 What Is Sustainability? 15

2.2 Methods to Analyze Policies and Projects 27

2.3 Context for This Study 33

Chapter 3 Achieving Sustainable Development 35

3.1 Sustainable Cities 35

3.2 Sustainable Development as a Resource Management Problem 37

3.3 Sustainable Development as a Pollution Control Problem 45

3.4 Criticisms of Economic or Market-Based Incentives 49

3.5 Other Perspectives on Sustainable Development 55

3.6 Sustainable Transportation as an Integrated Concept 59

Chapter 4 Transportation Policy and Environmental Sustainability 67

4.1 Role of Transportation 67

4.2 Managing Transportation Supply 75

4.3 Managing Transportation Demand 84

4.4 Land-Use Planning Strategies 95

4.5 Advanced Technologies: ITS 109

4.6 Advanced Technologies: Alternative Fuels 120

Chapter 5 Public-Private Partnerships to Deliver Sustainable Transportation Projects 125

5.1 Background and Rationale 125

5.2 Spectrum of Partnership Arrangements 133

5.3 Evaluation of Service Delivery Methods 138

5.4 Divestiture or Denationalization 146

5.5 Government's Role 152

5.6 Ensuring the Public Good 155

5.7 Capital Formation, Project Selection, and Investment Stimulation 157

5.8 Risk Allocation 160

5.9 Environmental Mutual Funds 163

Chapter 6 Transportation Policies: Examples and Lessons 165

6.2 Bogota 166

6.3 Singapore 180

6.4 Portland 189

6.5 Washington DC Metro 191

6.6 Sao Paulo 194

Chapter 7 Guangzhou Case Study 199

7.1 The City 199

7.2 Policy and Regulatory Framework Regarding Sustainability 206

7.3 Institutional and Financial Aspects 214

7.4 Case Study: Guangzhou's Transportation Future 220.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-252) and index.

ISBN:

1402067011

9781402067013

9781402067020

140206702X

OCLC:

175285131