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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819660303321

Autore

Cox Peter <1964->

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Zed Books, , ©2010

[London, England] : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2021

ISBN

1-350-22143-0

1-84813-830-X

1-282-54344-X

9786612543449

1-84813-454-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (271 p.)

Disciplina

338.04

Soggetti

Transportation and state

Transportation - Environmental aspects

Sustainable development

Appropriate technology

Development studies

The environment

Social impact of environmental issues

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

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.