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Transport for suburbia : beyond the automobile age /

"The need for effective public transport is greater than ever in the 21st century. With countries like China and India moving towards mass-automobility, we face the prospects of an environmental and urban health disaster unless alternatives are found. It is time to move beyond the automobile ag...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mees, Paul, 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Public transport 101
  • The automobile age
  • Beyond the automobile age
  • The compact city
  • Planning, markets and public transport
  • Toronto and Melbourne revisited
  • The busway solution
  • The Zurich model
  • Towards a general theory of public transport network planning
  • Planning a network
  • Every transit user is also a pedestrian
  • The politics of public transport.