Urban transport in the developing world : a handbook of policy and practice / edited by Harry T. Dimitriou, Ralph Gakenheimer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing.

Dimitriou, Harry T.

Gakenheimer, Ralph Albert.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban transportation--Developing countries.

Urban transportation.

Urban transportation policy--Developing countries.

Urban transportation policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (660 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham : Edward Elgar, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The twenty thematic chapters in this book provide a broad set of perspectives on the plight, possibilities and opportunities of urban transport in the developing world set against the challenges of sustainable development. The contributors expertly set the international context of transport policy-making and planning for developing cities and present a critical review of recent developments that have taken place that offer lessons for the future. The special features that distinguish this book are: its multiple institutional perspectives on transport in urban development of developing cities;

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Notes on editors; Notes on contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; PART I; 1 Introduction; 2 Transport and city development: understanding the fundamentals; 3 Land use and transport in rapidly motorizing cities: contexts of controversy; PART II IDENTIFYING THEISSUES; 4 An international comparative perspective on fast-rising motorization and automobile dependence; 5 The future of energy for urban transport; 6 Environmental challenges of urban transport: the impacts of motorization; 7 Economic fall-out of failing urban transport systems: an institutional analysis

8 Non-motorized urban transport as neglected modes9 Poverty and urban mobility: diagnosis toward a new understanding; 10 Institutional and political support for urban transport; PART III NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THEORY AND PRACTICE; 11 Environmental evaluation in urban transport; 12 Equity evaluation of urban transport; 13 Use and abuse of economic appraisal for urban transport projects; 14 Road crashes and low-income cities: impacts and options; 15 Bus rapid transit: a review of recent advances; 16 Rail rapid transit advances; 17 Informal public transport: a global perspective

18 Options for travel demand management: traffic bans versus pricing19 Mainstreaming sustainable urban transport: putting the pieces together; 20 Conclusions: emergent crucial themes; Name Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-07196-7

9786613071965

1-84980-839-2

OCLC:

713010129