Urban transport in the developing world: a handbook of policy and practice/
Urban transport in the developing world: a handbook of policy and practice/
edited by Harry T. Dimitriou, Ralph Gakenheimer.
- Cheltenham, UK ; Northhampton, MA : Edward Elgar, 2011.
- xxiv 631 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Transport and city development : understanding the fundamentals / Land use and transport in rapidly motorizing cities : contexts of controversy / An international comparative perspective on fast-rising motorization and automobile dependence / The future of energy for urban transport / Environmental challenges of urban transport : the impacts of motorization / Economic fall-out of failing urban transport systems : an institutional analysis / Non-motorized urban transport as neglected modes / Poverty and urban mobility : diagnosis toward a new understanding / Institutional and political support for urban transport / Environmental evaluation in urban transport / Equity evaluation of urban transport / Use and abuse of economic appraisal of urban transport projects / Road crashes and low-income cities : impacts and options / Bus rapid transit : a review of recent advances / Rail rapid transit advances / Informal public transport : a global perspective / Options for travel demand management : traffic bans versus pricing / Mainstreaming sustainable urban transport : putting the pieces together / Conclusions : emergent crucial themes / Harry T. Dimitriou -- Ralph Gakenheimer -- Jeffrey Kenworthy -- Andreas Schäfer -- John Ernst -- Elliott Sclar and Julie Touber -- V. Setty Pendakur -- Xavier Godard -- Edward Dotson -- Michael Replogle -- Eduardo A. Vasconcellos -- Walter Hook -- Any Aeron-Thomas and Goff Jacobs -- Lloyd Wright -- Roger J. Allport -- Robert Cervero and Aaron Golub -- Anjali Mahendra -- Christopher Zegras -- Harry T. Dimitrou and Ralph Gakenheimer.
9781847202055 (hbk.) 1847202055 (hbk.)
Urban transportation policy--Developing countries.
388.4042 / DIM/U
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Transport and city development : understanding the fundamentals / Land use and transport in rapidly motorizing cities : contexts of controversy / An international comparative perspective on fast-rising motorization and automobile dependence / The future of energy for urban transport / Environmental challenges of urban transport : the impacts of motorization / Economic fall-out of failing urban transport systems : an institutional analysis / Non-motorized urban transport as neglected modes / Poverty and urban mobility : diagnosis toward a new understanding / Institutional and political support for urban transport / Environmental evaluation in urban transport / Equity evaluation of urban transport / Use and abuse of economic appraisal of urban transport projects / Road crashes and low-income cities : impacts and options / Bus rapid transit : a review of recent advances / Rail rapid transit advances / Informal public transport : a global perspective / Options for travel demand management : traffic bans versus pricing / Mainstreaming sustainable urban transport : putting the pieces together / Conclusions : emergent crucial themes / Harry T. Dimitriou -- Ralph Gakenheimer -- Jeffrey Kenworthy -- Andreas Schäfer -- John Ernst -- Elliott Sclar and Julie Touber -- V. Setty Pendakur -- Xavier Godard -- Edward Dotson -- Michael Replogle -- Eduardo A. Vasconcellos -- Walter Hook -- Any Aeron-Thomas and Goff Jacobs -- Lloyd Wright -- Roger J. Allport -- Robert Cervero and Aaron Golub -- Anjali Mahendra -- Christopher Zegras -- Harry T. Dimitrou and Ralph Gakenheimer.
9781847202055 (hbk.) 1847202055 (hbk.)
Urban transportation policy--Developing countries.
388.4042 / DIM/U