Schiller, Preston L.

An Introduction to sustainable transportation : Preston L. Schiller and Jeffrey R. Kenworthy. Introduction to sustainable transportation: policy, planning and implementation. policy, planning and implementation / - Second edition. - New York : Routledge, 2018. - xxi, 420 pages ; illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction and overview -- A highly mobile planet and its challenges : automobile dependence, equity and inequity -- Automobile cities, the car culture and alternative possibilities -- History of sustainable and unsustainable transportation : from walking to wheels and back to walking -- Modes, roads and routes : technologies, infrastructure, functions -- Urban, regional and inter-city public transportation : policy, technical, land use and provider aspects -- Urban design for sustainable and active transportation and healthy communities -- Public policy and effective citizen participation for more sustainable transportation : methods and examples -- A new planning paradigm: from integrated planning, policy and mobility management to repair, regeneration and renewal -- Cities on the move : global exemplars of more sustainable transportation -- Conclusion: growing more exemplars.

"The second edition builds and expands upon the highly acclaimed first edition, with new chapters and urban, regional and intercity public transportation, as well as expanded chapters on automobile dependence and equity issues; automobile cities and the car culture; the history of sustainable and unsustainable transportation; the interrelatedness of technologies, infrastructure technologies; infrastructure energy and functionalities; public policy and public participation."--Back cover.

9781138185463 (hardback) 9781138185487 (pbk.) 9781138185487 (ebook)

2017015587 (pbk.)


Transportation--Environmental aspects
Sustainable development

HE147.65 / Sch3 2018