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245 0 0 _aUrban transport in the developing world
_h[electronic resource] :
_ba handbook of policy and practice /
_cedited by Harry T. Dimitriou, Ralph Gakenheimer.
260 _aCheltenham ;
_aNorthhampton, Mass. :
_bEdward Elgar,
_c2011.
300 _a1 online resource (xxiii, 636 p.) :
_bill.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505 0 0 _tTransport and city development : understanding the fundamentals /
_rHarry T. Dimitriou --
_tLand use and transport in rapidly motorizing cities : contexts of controversy /
_rRalph Gakenheimer --
_tAn international comparative perspective on fast-rising motorization and automobile dependence /
_rJeffrey Kenworthy --
_tThe future of energy for urban transport /
_rAndreas Schäfer --
_tEnvironmental challenges of urban transport : the impacts of motorization /
_rJohn Ernst --
_tEconomic fall-out of failing urban transport systems : an institutional analysis /
_rElliott Sclar and Julie Touber --
_tNon-motorized urban transport as neglected modes /
_rV. Setty Pendakur --
_tPoverty and urban mobility : diagnosis toward a new understanding /
_rXavier Godard --
_tInstitutional and political support for urban transport /
_rEdward Dotson --
_tEnvironmental evaluation in urban transport /
_rMichael Replogle --
_tEquity evaluation of urban transport /
_rEduardo A. Vasconcellos --
_tUse and abuse of economic appraisal of urban transport projects /
_rWalter Hook --
_tRoad crashes and low-income cities : impacts and options /
_rAny Aeron-Thomas and Goff Jacobs --
_tBus rapid transit : a review of recent advances /
_rLloyd Wright --
_tRail rapid transit advances /
_rRoger J. Allport --
_tInformal public transport : a global perspective /
_rRobert Cervero and Aaron Golub --
_tOptions for travel demand management : traffic bans versus pricing /
_rAnjali Mahendra --
_tMainstreaming sustainable urban transport : putting the pieces together /
_rChristopher Zegras --
_tConclusions : emergent crucial themes /
_rHarry T. Dimitrou and Ralph Gakenheimer.
520 _aThe twenty thematic chapters in this book provide a broad set of perspectives on the plight, possibilities and opportunities of urban transport in the developing world, set against the challenges of sustainable development. The contributors expertly set the international context of transport policy-making and planning for developing cities and present a critical review of recent developments that have taken place and which offer lessons for the future.
650 0 _aUrban transportation policy
_zDeveloping countries.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
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700 1 _aDimitriou, Harry T.
700 1 _aGakenheimer, Ralph Albert.
710 2 _aEdward Elgar Publishing.
776 1 _z1847202055 (hbk.)
_z9781847202055 (hardback)
_z9780857931399 (pbk.)
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