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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459513603321

Autore

Cox Peter <1964->

Titolo

Moving people [[electronic resource] ] : sustainable transport development / / Peter Cox

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Zed Books, 2010

ISBN

1-84813-830-X

1-282-54344-X

9786612543449

1-84813-454-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (271 p.)

Disciplina

338.04

388.06

Soggetti

Transportation and state

Transportation - Environmental aspects

Sustainable development

Appropriate technology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [220]-247) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Tables; Boxes; Preface and acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 - Movement and mobility; 2 - Sustainable development and ecomobility; 3 - The problem of car-dominance; 4 - Automobility and its alternatives; 5 - The city as a system: transport as network; 6 - Mobility in the megacity: Delhi; 7 - Non-motorised transport: walking and cycling; 8 - Bicycle and NMT programmes in action; 9 - Bicycles and rickshaws in South Asia; 10 - Institutional changes; Conclusion; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The local and global environmental impacts of transport are more apparent than ever before. Moving People provides an attention-grabbing introduction to the problems of transport and the development of sustainable alternatives, focusing on the often misunderstood issue of personal mobility, as opposed to freight. Re-assessing the value and importance of non-motorized transport the



author raises questions about mobility in the face of climate change and energy security, particularly for the developing world. Featuring original case studies from across the globe, this book is essential for anyon