Urban transport without the hot air. Sustainable solutions for UK cities / Volume 1, (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Sustainable solutions for UK cities
• Further Information: Note: Steve Melia.
• Authors: Melia, Steve
• Contents: Preface -- Foreword -- Chapter 1. The myths of urban transport -- Part 1. Myths and problems. Chapter 2. The problem ; Chapter 3. "There has been a war on the motorist" ; Chapter 4. "Roads and airports benefit the economy" ; Chapter 5. "All we need is better public transport" ; Chapter 6. "Car ownership isn't a problem--only car use" ; Chapter 7. "You'll never get people over here cycling like the Dutch" ; Chapter 8. "The car can be a guest in our streets" ; Chapter 9. "We are building too many flats" ; Chapter 10. Summary: myths, values and challenges -- Part 2. Sustainable solutions. Chapter 11. Four options for traffic in towns ; Chapter 12. European cities: inspiration and similarities ; Chapter 13. Carfree developments ; Chapter 14. London: the politics of bucking the trend ; Chapter 15. Progress in other British cities ; Chapter 16. What sort of cities do we want? ; Chapter 17. What can I do? -- Endnotes -- Index.
• Publisher Details: Cambridge : UIT Cambridge
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 388.40941; Urban transportation -- Great Britain; Sustainable development -- Great Britain; Transports urbains -- Grande-Bretagne; Développement durable -- Grande-Bretagne; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Transportation; TRANSPORTATION -- Public Transportation; Sustainable development; Urban transportation; Great Britain
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781906860479; 1906860475; 9781906860677
• Related ISBNs: 190686067X; 9781906860271; 9781906860264; 1906860270; 1906860262
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 28, 2015).
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