Urban transportation planning in the United States : an historical overview /

This work describes the evolution of urban transportation planning from its beginnings in early highway and transit planning to late-1990s concerns for the environment and sustainable development. The author discusses the influence of legislation, regulations and federal programmes.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Weiner, Edward
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1999.
Edición:Rev. and expanded ed.
Temas:
Urban transportation policy > United States > History.
Transports urbains > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Histoire.
TRANSPORTATION > Public Transportation.
Urban transportation policy
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Lokaal vervoer.
Stadsplanning.
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Early Highway Planning; 3 Beginnings of Urban Transportation Planning; 4 Urban Transportation Planning Comes of Age; 5 Improved Intergovernmental Coordination; 6 The Environment and Citizen Involvement; 7 Beginnings of Multimodal Urban Transportation Planning; 8 Transition to Short Term Planning; 9 Urban Economic Revitalization; 10 Decentralization of Decision Making; 11 Private Sector Participation; 12 Strategic Planning; 13 Sustainable Development; 14. Concluding Remarks; References; Index.

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