The Urban Transport Crisis in Europe and North America

The Urban Transport Crisis in Europe and North America
Author: J. Pucher
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 242
Release: 1996-06-18
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0230371833

Increasing levels of auto ownership and use are causing severe social, economic, and environmental problems in virtually all countries in Europe and North America. This book documents the worsening transport crisis and differences among countries in their urban transport and land-use systems. The focus is on public policies to deal with urban transport problems. Through in-depth case studies of eight countries, the book seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of alternative solutions to transport problems, and thus a way out of the transport crisis.

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Author: United States. Congress Senate
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Total Pages: 2164
Release: 1962
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The Urban Transport Crisis in Emerging Economies

The Urban Transport Crisis in Emerging Economies
Author: Dorina Pojani
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 307
Release: 2016-11-18
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319438514

This edited volume discuses urban transport issues, policies, and initiatives in twelve of the world’s major emerging economies – Brazil, China, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia, South Africa, Turkey, and Vietnam - countries with large populations that have recently experienced large changes in urban structure, motorization and all the associated social, economic, and environmental impacts in positive and negative senses. Contributions on each of these twelve countries focus on one or more major cities per country. This book aims to fill a gap in the transport literature that is crucial to understanding the needs of a large portion of the world’s urban population, especially in view of the southward shift in economic power. Readers will develop a better understanding of urban transport problems and policies in nations where development levels are below those of richer countries (mainly in the northern hemisphere) but where the rate of economic growth is often increasing at a faster rate than the wealthiest nations.