Sustainability in European transport policy / / Matthew Humphreys

• Autore: Humphreys Matthew James <1969-, >
• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon [U.K.] ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (215 p.)
• Disciplina: 388.068/4
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Soggetto geografico: Europe Economic integration
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Sustainability in European transport policy
• ISBN: 1-136-87620-0; 1-283-04307-6; 9786613043078; 0-203-83823-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459232703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II