The end of automobile dependence

In this publication, Newman and Kenworthy look at how we can accelerate a planning approach to designing urban environments that can function reliably and conveniently on alternative modes. They consider a refined and more civilized automobile playing a very much reduced and manageable role in urban...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Newman, Peter (Autor), Kenworthy, Jeffrey (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
Temas:
Environment.
Transportation engineering.
Traffic engineering.
Environmental Sciences.
Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • The Trilogy
  • 1. The Rise and Fall of Automobile Dependence
  • 2: Urban Transportation Patterns and Trends in Global Cities
  • 3: Emerging Cities and Automobile Dependence..-4: The Theory of Urban Fabrics: Understanding the End of Automobile Dependence
  • 5: Transportation Planning: Hindrance or Help?
  • 6: Overcoming Barriers to the End of Automobile Dependence
  • 7: The End of Automobile Dependence: A Troubling Prognosis?
  • 8: Conclusion: Life after Automobile Dependence.

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