Urban transportation planning in the United States history, policy and practice

The development of U.S. urban transportation policy over the past half-century illustrates the changing relationships among federal, state, and local governments and the private sector. This comprehensive text examines the evolution of urban transportation planning from early developments in highway...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Weiner, Edward (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Springer c2013.
Edición:4th ed
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009468284706719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Early Highway Planning
  • Launching Urban Transportation Planning and the Interstate Highway Program
  • Urban Transportation Planning Comes of Age
  • Improving Intergovernmental Coordination
  • Rising Concern for the Environment and Citizen Involvement
  • Beginnings of Multimodal Urban Transportation Planning
  • Transition to Short-Term Planning
  • Emphasizing Urban Economic Revitalization
  • Decentralization of Decisionmaking
  • Promoting Private Sector Participation
  • The Need for Strategic Planning
  • The Growth of Sustainable Development
  • Expanding Participatory Democracy
  • Moving Towards Performance Based Planning
  • Concluding Remarks.