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

• Autore: Cox Peter <1964->
• Pubblicazione: London, : Zed Books, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (271 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.04; 388.06
• Soggetto topico: Transportation and state; Transportation - Environmental aspects; Sustainable development; Appropriate technology
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Moving people
• ISBN: 1-84813-830-X; 1-282-54344-X; 9786612543449; 1-84813-454-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459513603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II