Making Urban Transport Sustainable [Hardcover]

Making Urban Transport Sustainable addresses the future of urban transport as a global issue. Money is being poured into roads, railways and airports at a time when the global atmosphere is threatened and oil production has reached its peak. If the world's environment and societies are to be sustained, urban transport has to change. Contributions by experts from the developed and developing world discuss the severity of the problem and suggest potential solutions.List of Figures and Tables Notes on the Contributors Acknowledgements Internet Websites Is Urban Transport Sustainable?; N.Low PART I: GLOBAL ISSUES IN TRANSPORT SUSTAINABILITY Global Cities, Transport, Energy and the Future: Will Ecosocialization Reverse the Historic Trends?; P.Newman The Peak of Oil: An Economic and Political Turning Point for the World; C.Campbell The Effect of E-commerce on Transportation Demand; H.Stiller Automotive Pollution Control Technologies; C.Destefani & E.Siores PART II: REGIONAL AND NATIONAL STUDIES Towards Sustainable Transportation Policy in the United States: A Grassroots Perspective; C.Yee Transport in the European Union: Time to Decide; J.Whitelegg Transport Sustainability in Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands; E.Tengstr?m The Privatization of the Japan National Railways: The Myth of Neo-liberal Reform and Spatial Configurations of the Rail Network in Japan - A View from Critical Geography; I.Takeda & F.Mizuoka Developing Public Transport Systems in Indian Cities: Towards a Sustainable Future; S.Banerjee-Guha Transport and Land Use in Chinese Cities: International Comparisons; G.Hu Barriers to Sustainable Transport in Australia; B.Gleeson, C.Curtis & N.Low PART III: BEST PRACTICE IN SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Towards Sustainable Urban Transportation in the European Union; I.Elander & R.Lidskog Managing Transport Demand in European Countries; J.Whitelegg & N.Low Lessons from Asia on Sustainable Urban Transport; P.Barter, J.Kenworthy & F.Laube Bibliograplã