Transport for suburbia beyond the automobile age
"The need for effective public transport is greater than ever in the 21st century. With countries like China and India moving towards mass-automobility, we face the prospects of an environmental and urban health disaster unless alternatives are found. It is time to move beyond the automobile ag...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; Sterling, VA :
Earthscan
c2010.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627974906719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Transport for Suburbia; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; List of Abbreviations; 1. Public Transport 101; 2. The Automobile Age; 3. Beyond the Automobile Age; 4. The Compact City; 5. Planning, Markets and Public Transport; 6. Toronto and Melbourne Revisited; 7. The Busway Solution; 8. The Zurich Model; 9. Towards a General Theory of Public Transport Network Planning; 10. Planning a Network; 11. Every Transit User is Also a Pedestrian; 12. The Politics of Public Transport; References; Index
