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.
Temas:
Urban transportation.
Urban transportation > Planning.
Urban transportation policy.
Transports urbains.
Transports urbains > Planification.
Transports urbains > Politique gouvernementale.
urban transportation.
Urban transportation
Urban transportation > Planning
Urban transportation policy
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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