Sustainable transport : planning for walking and cycling in urban environments / edited by Rodney Tolley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tolley, R. S. (Rodney S.), 1946-

Series:

Woodhead Publishing in environmental management

Woodhead Publishing in environmental management Sustainable transport

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban transportation policy.

Bicycle trails.

Sustainable development.

Pedestrians.

Transportation--Environmental aspects.

Transportation.

Sidewalks.

Bicycle lanes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (739 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England ; Boca Raton, Florida : Woodhead Publishing Limited : CRC Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Cycling and walking are both essential components in sustainable transport strategy and are becoming an ever more important part of urban planning. There is now a wealth of international experience of how well sustainable planning works in practice and how it can be improved. With a wide range of contributions from America, Australia, Europe as well as the UK, Sustainable transport sums up many of the lessons learnt and how they can be applied in improved planning. Non-motorised transport planning depends on combining improvements to infrastructure with education.There are chapters exa

Contents:

Front Cover; Related titles:; Sustainable Transport: Planning for Walking and Cycling in Urban Environments; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Contributor contact details; Introduction: talking the talk but not walking the walk; Part I: Principles; Chapter 1. Ecological footprints and urban transportation; 1.1 Introduction: The new global context for local planning; 1.2 The human 'ecological footprint'; 1.3 The eco-footprints of cities; 1.4 Global overshoot; 1.5 'Factor-10' reductions; 1.6 Eco-fiscal reform; 1.7 The values-and-lifestyle option

1.8 Cities, transportation and urban form1.9 Good planning needs both carrots and sticks; 1.10 Cities, cycling and sense; 1.11 Does it work? The case of Freiburg, Germany; 1.12 Conclusion; 1.13 Acknowledgement; 1.14 References; Chapter 2. The relevance of climate change to future policy on walking and cycling; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The implications of climate change; 2.3 Sharing responsibility; 2.4 The role of transport; 2.5 A conflict of objectives: growth or sustainability; 2.6 Unwelcome obstacles and fallacious assumptions; 2.7 Discussion; 2.8 Conclusions; 2.9 References

Chapter 3. The role of non-motorised modes in an environmentally sustainable transport system3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Business-as-usual transport trends in The Netherlands; 3.3 A vision of an environmentally sustainable transport system; 3.4 An implementation pathway for environmentally sustainable transport; 3.5 Economic and social impact of sustainable transport; 3.6 Conclusions; 3.7 References; Chapter 4. Walking in a historical, international and contemporary context; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 History of walking in cities; 4.3 Walking cities; 4.4 Transit cities; 4.5 Automobile cities

4.6 Re-urbanisation and the 'knowledge-based' city4.7 Conclusions; 4.8 References; Chapter 5. Does anyone walk anymore?; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The modal share o f walking and cycling; 5.3 Constants and variables; 5.4 Life cycle groups; 5.5 Conclusions; 5.6 References; Chapter 6. The decline of everyday walking in the UK: explanations and policy implications; 6.1 Introduction: the role of walking in transport policy; 6.2 The importance of walking as a mode of transport; 6.3 Factors affecting walking as a mode of transport: a review of the literature

6.4 Alternative perspectives on the decline of walking6.5 Conclusions; 6.6 References; Chapter 7. Visions for city traffic and mobility; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Motorisation; 7.3 Disengagement of car use from car ownership; 7.4 Choice of transport mode; 7.5 A quantum leap in alternative transportation; 7.6 The city of short trips; 7.7 A new myth?; 7.8 References; Chapter 8. Winning back public space; 8.1 Traditional uses of public space: meeting place, market-place and traffic space; 8.2 Current uses of public space; 8.3 The traditional city; 8.4 The invaded city; 8.5 The abandoned city

8.6 The re-conquered city

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-280-37291-5

9786610372911

1-60119-725-X

1-85573-861-9

OCLC:

475996653