Urban Transport Environment and Equity

Urban Transport Environment and Equity
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 426
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ISBN-10 : 9781134201419
ISBN-13 : 1134201419
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Book Synopsis Urban Transport Environment and Equity by : Eduardo Alcantara Vasconcellos

Download or read book Urban Transport Environment and Equity written by Eduardo Alcantara Vasconcellos and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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