An Introduction to Sustainable Transportation: Policy, Planning and Implementation

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Cities around the globe struggle to create better and more equitable access to important destinations and services, all the while reducing the energy consumption and environmental impacts of mobility. An Introduction to Sustainable Transportation illustrates a new planning paradigm for sustainable transportation through case studies from around the world with hundreds of valuable resources and references, color photos, graphics and tables.

The second edition builds and expands upon the highly acclaimed first edition, with new chapters on urban design and urban, regional and intercity public transportation, as well as expanded chapters on automobile dependence and equity issues; automobile cities and the car culture; the history of sustainable and unsustainable transportation; the interrelatedness of technologies, infrastructure energy and functionalities; and public policy and public participation and exemplary places, people and programs around the globe. Among the many valuable additions are discussions of autonomous vehicles (AVs), electric vehicles (EVs), airport cities, urban fabrics, urban heat island effects and mobility as a service (MaaS). New case studies show global exemplars of sustainable transportation, including several from Asia, a case study of participative and deliberative public involvement, as well as one describing life in the Vauban ecologically planned community of Freiburg, Germany. Students in affiliated sustainability disciplines, planners, policymakers and concerned citizens will find many provides practical techniques to innovate and transform transportation.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1138185485
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 9, 2017
Edition ‏ : ‎ 2nd
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 442 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781138185487
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1138185487
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.65 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 1 x 9.5 inches
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