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Slow cities : conquering our speed addiction for health and sustainability /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Tranter, Paul J. (Autor), Tolley, R. S. (Rodney S.), 1946- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2020.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Intro -- Title page -- Table of Contents -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Foreword -- Preface -- Part I: Speed -- Chapter 1: Introduction: changing cultures of speed -- Abstract -- 1.1. Introduction: a faster route to health -- 1.2. Holistic perspectives on slowing city transport -- 1.3. Increasing speed: technological advances throughout history -- 1.4. The growing cultural obsession with speed and time saving -- 1.5. Motordom-constructing a culture of speed in the city -- 1.6. New thinking, new thinkers -- 1.7. The growing momentum towards 'slower' city transport 
505 8 |a 1.8. The rise of slow movements -- 1.9. Conclusion -- 1.10. Preview of the book -- Chapter 2: The benefits of speed for individuals: real or illusory? -- Abstract -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. A long history of valuing speed -- 2.3. Problems with seeing speed as 'valuable' -- 2.4. Speed, excitement and bodily pleasure -- 2.5. The elusive excitement of speed -- 2.6. Claimed advantages of faster transport for individuals and households -- 2.7. Do individuals and households really benefit from faster transport? -- 2.8. Conclusion 
505 8 |a Chapter 3: The benefits of speed for economy and society: challenging the dominant narrative -- Abstract -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Speed, industrialism and capitalism -- 3.3. Speed in visions of the modern city -- 3.4. Speed and time savings in transport modelling and planning -- 3.5. Conclusion -- Chapter 4: The 'slow paradox': how speed steals our time -- Abstract -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. The quest for speed in the city -- 4.3. The 'slow paradox' and effective speed -- 4.4. Effective speeds of different modes -- 4.5. The futility of increasing trip speeds 
505 8 |a 4.6. Countering arguments against effective speed -- 4.7. Increasing speeds, yet increased time pressure -- 4.8. Slowing down to speed up in city traffic -- 4.9. Travel time budgets: 'slower cities' spend less time travelling -- 4.10. Other ways the 'slower' modes save time -- 4.11. Conclusion -- Part II: Health -- Chapter 5: Keeping the doctor away: promoting human health through slower travel -- Abstract -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Promoting personal physical health through the 'slower' modes -- 5.3. 'Slower' modes and personal mental health 
505 8 |a 5.4. Incidental public health benefits of active travel -- 5.5. Conclusion -- Chapter 6: Advancing environmental health in future 'slow cities' -- Abstract -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Holistic assessments of speed's impact on environmental health -- 6.3. Energy consumption -- 6.4. Pollution -- 6.5. Greenhouse gas levels -- 6.6. Consumption of space in the transport system -- 6.7. Sprawl: the link with speed -- 6.8. Rebound impacts -- 6.9. Conclusion -- Chapter 7: Slower, richer, fairer: better economic health in 'slow cities' -- Abstract -- 7.1. Introduction 
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