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xxi, 713 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
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Woodhead publishing in environmental management |
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Woodhead Publishing in environmental management.
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| Contents |
Introduction: talking the talk but not walking the walk / Rodney Tolley -- Part I Principles -- 1 Ecological footprints and urban transportation / William Rees -- 2 The relevance of climate change to future policy on walking and cycling / Mayer Hillman -- 3 The role of non-motorised modes in an environmentally sustainable transport system / Karst Geurs and Bert van Wee -- 4 Walking in a historical, international and contemporary context / Peter Newman -- 5 Does anyone walk anymore? / Werner Brog and Erhard Erl and Bruce James -- 6 The decline of everyday walking in the UK: explanations and policy implications / Rachel Goodman and Rodney Tolley -- 7 Visions for city traffic and mobility / Rolf Monheim -- 8 Winning back public space / Jan Gehl and Lars Gemzoe -- 9 Formal indicators of social urban sustainability / Sergio Porta -- 10 The role of cycling for women / Ursula Lehner-Lierz -- 11 The potential of non-motorised transport for promoting health / Nick Cavill -- 12 The walking economy / Ian Napier -- 13 Planning for cycling supports road safety / Roelof Wittink -- 14 Walking and its relationship to public transport / Carmen Hass-Klau -- 15 Perceptions of walking--ideologies of perception / Daniel Sauter -- 16 Attitudes to walking and cycling / Sonja Forward -- 17 Overcoming the attitude barriers to greater cycle use / Hugh McClintock -- 18 Social and cultural influences on the future of walking--the experts' opinion / Rodney Tolley and Karen Bickerstaff and Les Lumsdon -- 19 Cars and behaviour: psychological barriers to car restraint and sustainable urban transport / Rene Diekstra and Martin Kroon -- |
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Part II Strategies -- 20 Infrastructure planning for cycling / Jan Ploeger -- 21 Creating a better walking environment / Carlton Roberts-James -- 22 Making pedestrian facilities more usable and safer for all / Barbara McMillen -- 23 Walkable towns: the Liveable Neighbourhoods strategy / Evan Jones -- 24 The role of pedestrian precincts in adapting city centres to new lifestyles / Rolf Monheim -- 25 Safety of pedestrians and cyclists in Europe: the DUMAS approach / Maurizio Tira -- 26 Traffic safety for walkers and cyclists: the danger reduction approach / Ken Spence -- 27 Walking and cycling: what to promote where / Tim Pharoah -- 28 Fundamentals of pedestrian advocacy / Ellen Vanderslice -- 29 TravelSmart/Individualised Marketing in Perth, Western Australia / Bruce James and Werner Brog -- 30 Creating supportive environments for physical activity: encouraging walking / Cheryl Wright -- 31 Health conscious transport planning: barriers and opportunities to inter-sector collaboration / Adrian Davis -- 32 Green modes and US transport policy: TEA-21 / Andy Clarke -- 33 Bicycle transport in the US: recent trends and policies / Charles Komanoff and John Pucher -- 34 Planning for recreational cycling in the UK / Les Lumsdon -- 35 The politics of changing to green modes / Lynn Sloman -- |
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Part III Practice -- 36 Segregation or integration of cycling in the road system: the Dutch approach / Tom Godefrooij -- 37 Conserving walkable environments in Japan / Toshio Kitahara -- 38 The Cycle Balance: benchmarking local cycling conditions / Frank Borgman -- 39 Implementing local cycling policies in Great Britain / Philine Gaffron -- 40 Barring the way: gated communities and walking / Matthew Burke -- 41 Promoting walking in the US: overcoming the 'stickiness' problem / Mark Fenton -- 42 Promoting walking in the UK: bottling walking and making it sell / Jim Walker -- 43 Non-motorised Transportation Demand Management / Todd Litman -- 44 Safer routes to Danish schools / Soren Underlien Jensen and Camilla Hviid Hummer -- 45 Cycling and social inclusion / Jake Elster -- Part IV Case studies -- 46 Best practice in pedestrian facility design: Cambridge, Massachusetts / Cara Seiderman and Rosalie Anders -- 47 Designing streets for people / Barry Sellers -- 48 Bicycle theft in France / Nicolas Mercat and Frederic Heran -- 49 Breaking out by bike: cycling courses as a means of integration and emancipation / Angela van der Kloof -- 50 Network promotion: increasing bicycle use in Perth, Western Australia / Colin Ashton-Graham -- 51 Promoting cycling in Italian cities: the case of Padua / Marcello Mamoli -- 52 Promoting walking in British cities: the case of York / Daniel Johnson and Tim Carter -- 53 The UK 'Walking the way to Health' Initiative / Peter Ashcroft -- 54 Cycle training and the promotion of cycling / Ken Spence |
| Summary |
As traffic congestion and pollution increase in cities round the world, the need for sustainable modes of transport has never been more urgent.This book describes how best to plan and implement a sustainable urban transport system |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Mode of access: World Wide Web |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Urban transportation policy -- Environmental aspects.
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Bicycle commuting.
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Pedestrian areas.
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Traffic engineering.
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Sidewalks.
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Transportation -- Environmental aspects.
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Sustainable development.
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Urban transportation policy.
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Bicycle trails.
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Pedestrians.
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| Author |
Tolley, R. S. (Rodney S.), 1946-
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| LC no. |
2004304785 |
| ISBN |
1855736144 : |
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0849317835 CRC |
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