URBAN TRANSPORT, ENVIRONMENT AND EQUITY

Traditional transport planning has generated transport systems that propagate an unfair distribution of accessibility and have environmental and safety issues. This book highlights the importance of social and political aspects of transport policy and provides a methodology to support this approach. It emphasizes the importance of co-ordinating urban, transport and traffic planning, and addresses the major challenge of modifying the building and use of roads. The author makes suggestions for innovative and radical new measures towards an equitable and sustainable urban environment. Contents: Current Transport and Traffic Conditions in Developing Countries • Social and Political Approach to Urban Transport • Organization of Space • Urban Transport Policies • The Use of Roads • The Institutional Issue • The Technical Issue • Non-motorized Transport • Public Transport • Private Transport • Mobility • Space, Environment and Energy • Accidents • Air Pollution • Alternative Proposals. About the Author: Eduardo Alcantara Vasconcellos received his PhD in public policy from the University of Sao Paulo and conducted his post-doctoral research in transport planning in developing countries at Cornwell University in the US. He has published several papers in international transport journals and is currently associate director for ANTP, the Brazilian National Public Transport Association. Target Audience: This book provides a thorough and practical guide for a range of professionals, policy makers, academics, and students in transport planning, geography, environment and social science, in both developing and underdeveloped countries.
ISBN: 1853837261
Publisher: VIVA BOOKS
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Author: EDUARDO VASCONCELLOS