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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154569403321

Titolo

Social dimensions of sustainable transport : transatlantic perspectives / / edited by Kieran P. Donaghy, Stefan Poppelreuter, and Georg Rudinger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-138-26669-8

1-315-24294-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (228 pages) : illustrations, tables

Collana

Transport and Society

Altri autori (Persone)

DonaghyKieran

PoppelreuterStefan

RudingerGeorg <1942->

Disciplina

388/.049

Soggetti

Transportation - Europe - Planning

Transportation - United States - Planning

Transportation - Social aspects - Europe

Transportation - Social aspects - United States

Transportation - Environmental aspects - Europe

Transportation - Environmental aspects - United States

Sustainable development

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2005 by Ashgate.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Social dimensions of sustainable transport : introduction and overview / Kieran P. Donaghy, Stefan Poppelreuter and Georg Rudinger -- 2. Society, behaviour, and private/public transport : trends and prospects in transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe / Wojciech Suchorzewski -- 3. Society, behaviour, and private/public transport : trends and prospects in North America / Laurie Schintler -- 4. Transport and social exclusion in Europe and the USA / Laurie Pickup and Genevieve Giuliano -- 5. Mobility issues in the United States and Europe / K. Warner Schaie and Heidrun Mollenkopf -- 6. The effect of demographic shifts on non-automobile transportation needs of the elderly / Brigitte Waldorf and David Pitfield -- 7. Social networks and travel : some hypotheses / Kay W. Axhausen -- 8. Accessibility and



quality of life : time-geographic perspectives / Martin Dijst and Mei-Po Kwan -- 9. An analysis of the effects of urban land use on transportation / Francesca Medda and Marlon G. Boarnet -- 10. A new research agenda for modelling travel choice and behaviour / Eliahu Stern and Harry W. Richardson -- 11. Transportation and equity / Chang-Hee Christine Bae and Inge Mayeres -- 12. The implementation of walking and cycling policies / Feline Gaffron.