Social dimensions of sustainable transport : transatlantic perspectives / edited by Kieran P. Donaghy, Stefan Poppelreuter, and Georg Rudinger.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Donaghy, Kieran.

Poppelreuter, Stefan.

Rudinger, Georg, 1942-

Series:

Transport and society.

Transport and Society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transportation--Europe--Planning.

Transportation.

Transportation--United States--Planning.

Transportation--Social aspects--Europe.

Transportation--Social aspects--United States.

Transportation--Environmental aspects--Europe.

Transportation--Environmental aspects--United States.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 pages) : illustrations, tables.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2016.

Summary:

Based on the work of the STELLA (Sustainable Transport in Europe and Links and Liaisons with America) Focus Group 3, this volume brings together leading transport academics to discuss society behaviour and public/private transport. Theoretical and empirical research from across North America and Europe form the basis of this book, which is composed of twelve chapters that fall into four logical sections. Chapters in the first section provide a contextual overview and survey trends in mobility behaviour and prospects of sustainable transport in the two continents. Chapters in the second section provide comparative assessments of difficulties posed by contemporary transport systems for three particular user groups (low-income, female, and elderly), interventions indicated, and research needed. The third set of chapters survey recent developments in behavioural modelling that lend themselves to the study of the constellation of issues concerning STELLA Focus Group 3. The remaining chapters of the book address critical issues of equity and policy implementation.

Contents:

1. Social dimensions of sustainable transport : introduction and overview / Kieran P. Donaghy, Stefan Poppelreuter and Georg Rudinger

2. Society, behaviour, and private/public transport : trends and prospects in transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe / Wojciech Suchorzewski

3. Society, behaviour, and private/public transport : trends and prospects in North America / Laurie Schintler

4. Transport and social exclusion in Europe and the USA / Laurie Pickup and Genevieve Giuliano

5. Mobility issues in the United States and Europe / K. Warner Schaie and Heidrun Mollenkopf

6. The effect of demographic shifts on non-automobile transportation needs of the elderly / Brigitte Waldorf and David Pitfield

7. Social networks and travel : some hypotheses / Kay W. Axhausen

8. Accessibility and quality of life : time-geographic perspectives / Martin Dijst and Mei-Po Kwan

9. An analysis of the effects of urban land use on transportation / Francesca Medda and Marlon G. Boarnet

10. A new research agenda for modelling travel choice and behaviour / Eliahu Stern and Harry W. Richardson

11. Transportation and equity / Chang-Hee Christine Bae and Inge Mayeres

12. The implementation of walking and cycling policies / Feline Gaffron.

Notes:

First published 2005 by Ashgate.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-351-89956-2

1-138-26669-8

1-315-24294-X

9781315242941

OCLC:

965774157