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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808346703321

Titolo

Transport, environment, and health [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Carlos Dora and Margaret Phillips

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Copenhagen, : World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, c2000

ISBN

1-280-06075-1

9786610060757

92-890-1403-2

1-4356-4808-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

81 p. : ill

Collana

WHO regional publications. European series, , 0378-2255 ; ; no. 89

Altri autori (Persone)

DoraCarlos

PhillipsMargaret A

Disciplina

363.7/094

Soggetti

Environmental health - Europe

Environmental policy - Europe

Traffic accidents - Europe

Transportation - Environmental aspects - Europe

Motor vehicles - Motors - Exhaust gas - Environmental aspects - Europe

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 48-54).

Sommario/riassunto

The continuing expansion of motorized transport in Europe today raises crucial questions about the efficiency and the environmental, health and social implications of land-use and transport policies. The challenge is to promote healthy and sustainable transport alternatives to prevent the negative effects of transport systems on human health. This book summarizes the key facts on which countries based their decision. Developed from a document prepared for the London Conference, it summarizes the latest scientific evidence on the impact of transport-generated air pollution, noise and accidents on behaviour and physical and mental health. The book also highlights the considerable potential health benefits from non-motorized forms of transport, such as cycling and walking.