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Urban Transport, Environment and Equity: The case for developing countries

	Urban Transport, Environment And Equity: The Case For Developing Countries by Eduardo Vasconcellos
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Description: Traditional transport planning has generated transport systems that propagate an unfair distribution of accessibility and have environmental and safety issues. This book highlights the importance of social and political aspects of transport policy and provides a methodology to support this approach. It emphasizes the importance of co-ordinating urban, transport and traffic planning, and addresses the major challenge of modifying the building and use of roads. The author makes suggestions for innovative and radical new measures towards an equitable and sustainable urban environment.

Contents: Current Transport and Traffic Conditions in Developing Countries • Social and Political Approach to Urban Transport • Organization of Space • Urban Transport Policies • The Use of Roads • The Institutional Issue • The Technical Issue • Non-motorized Transport • Public Transport • Private Transport • Mobility • Space, Environment and Energy • Accidents • Air Pollution • Alternative Proposals. ISBN - 9781853837265

Pages : 234