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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814449303321

Autore

Humphreys Matthew James <1969-, >

Titolo

Sustainability in European transport policy / / Matthew Humphreys

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2011

Abingdon, Oxon [U.K.] ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-87619-7

1-136-87620-0

1-283-04307-6

9786613043078

0-203-83823-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (215 p.)

Disciplina

388.068/4

Soggetti

Transportation - Law and legislation - European Union countries

Freedom of movement - European Union countries

Transportation and state - European Union countries

Sustainable development - Law and legislation - European Union countries

Pollution - Law and legislation - European Union countries

Europe Economic integration

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

The legislative and policy context of the common transport policy -- European transport initiatives -- The polluter pays principle : the theory of market mechanisms -- Road pricing in theory and practice -- Sustainable development and transport -- The polluter pays principle in practice.

Sommario/riassunto

The construction of the European Economic Communities in 1950 primarily set out to build an integrated economic zone in which national borders were, to a large extent, overcome. The ability of persons and goods to move freely within the economic zone was seminal in the realisation of economic integration. Underlying this, and therefore an implied necessity for European growth, an effective transport infrastructure was essential. However, with rising awareness



of environmental issues, and a closer regard to sustainability of development, European transport systems and their regulation have c