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Managing urban mobility systems / Rosário Macário.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Macário, Rosário, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Urban transportation policy.
- Urban transportation--Planning.
- Urban transportation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (334 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Urban mobility is a major problem all over the world. Space is limited, and individuals aim for a level of quality in mobility that is only achieved by largely motorised solutions, which have a detrimental effect on the urban environment. Careful analysis of urban mobility systems (UMS) across the world reveals that consistent and effective policies can only be implemented if the various components of the system and their interrelations are considered. This book addresses the problem of managing urban mobility systems by considering the complexity and diversity of the conurbation and agents in
- Contents:
- Prelims
- Introduction
- A theoretical framework for the management of urban mobility systems
- Simplifying complexity in urban mobility systems
- Configuration of quality factors in urban mobility systems
- How to set up a management model for urban mobility systems
- The need for a strategic approach to urban development
- Bibliography
- Annexes.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Print version record
- ISBN:
- 9786613223234
- 9781283223232
- 1283223236
- 9781613449400
- 1613449402
- 9780857246127
- 0857246127
- OCLC:
- 746746920
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