Cycling and walking are both essential components in sustainable transport strategy and are becoming an ever more important part of urban planning. There is now a wealth of international experience of how well sustainable planning works in practice and how it can be improved. With a wide range of contributions from America, Australia, Europe as well as the UK, Sustainable transport sums up many of the lessons learnt and how they can be applied in improved planning. Non-motorised transport planning depends on combining improvements to infrastructure with education. There are chapters examining both national strategies and local initiatives in cities around the world, including such topics as changes to existing road infrastructure and the integration of cycling and walking with public transport. Since education is a critical element in sustainable transport planning, contributors also consider such topics as developing healthier travel habits and ways of promoting cycling and walking as alternatives to the car.
With its blend of practical experience and suggestions for improvement, Sustainable transport is essential reading for urban planners, environmental groups and those researching transport issues. * Comprehensive handbook covering sustainable transport initiatives world wide* Focuses on walking and cycling as alternatives to motorised transport systems* Presents practical advice on how to encourage sustainable transport schemes
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As traffic congestion and pollution increase in cities round the world, the need for sustainable modes of transport has never been more urgent. Edited by a leading authority in the field and with a distinguished international team of over 50 contributors, "Sustainable Transport" describes how best to plan and implement a sustainable urban transport system. Part 1 begins by discussing the environmental, economic, health, safety and other benefits of sustainable modes of transport, as well as how they fit into urban planning as a whole. A number of chapters also discuss attitudinal and other barriers to walking and cycling, and what needs to be done to overcome them.Part 2 then discusses strategies for developing sustainable transport, from formulating the right policies and planning the appropriate infrastructure for walking and cycling to ways of promoting them. This provides a context for Part 3 which looks at practical issues such as how to benchmark local conditions, anticipate and manage the demand for non-motorized transport and integrate walking and cycling into the existing transport infrastructure.
Finally, Part 4 includes a series of case studies outlining what works in practice in such areas as street design and the promotion of walking and cycling. With its authoritative and comprehensive coverage, "Sustainable transport" will be a standard work for all those concerned with the quality of our urban environment.
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