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Author Henderson, Jason, 1972- author.

Title Street fights in Copenhagen : bicycle and car politics in a green mobility city / Jason Henderson and Natalie Marie Gulsrud
Published London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group/Earthscan from Routledge, 2019

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations, map
Series Advances in urban sustainability
Advances in urban sustainability.
Contents Introduction : why Copenhagen -- Copenhagen : bicycle city -- A short history of cycling and car politics in Copenhagen -- "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark!" : the plateauing of cycling and the rise in car ownership in Copenhagen -- The politics of mobility in Copenhagen -- How many cars in the city? : the Copenhagen toll ring debate -- Cycling policy is parking policy : the politics of car parking in Copenhagen -- From the harbor tunnel to the metro ring, what kind of city? -- Conclusion : towards a politics of hope and the green mobility city
Summary With 29 percent of all trips made by bicycle, Copenhagen is considered a model of green transport. This book considers the underlying political conditions that enabled cycling to appeal to such a wide range of citizens in Copenhagen and asks how this can be replicated elsewhere. Despite Copenhagen's global reputation, its success has been a result of a long political struggle and is far from completely secure. Car use in Denmark is increasing, including in Copenhagen's suburbs, and new developments in Copenhagen include more parking for cars. There is a political tension in Copenhagen over the spaces for cycling, the car, and public transit. In considering examples of backlashes and conflicts over street space in Copenhagen, this book argues that the kinds of debates happening in Copenhagen are very similar to the debates regularly occurring in cities throughout the world. This makes Copenhagen more, not less, comparable to many cities around the world, including cities in the United States. This book will appeal to upper-level undergraduates and graduates in urban geography, city planning, transportation, environmental studies, as well as transportation advocates, urban policy-makers, and anyone concerned about climate change and looking to identify paths forward in their own cities and localities
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force. WlAbNL
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Site, viewed 01/19/2021)
Subject Transportation and state -- Denmark -- Copenhagen
Transportation -- Environmental aspects -- Denmark -- Copenhagen
Transportation -- Denmark -- Copenhagen -- Planning
City traffic -- Denmark -- Copenhagen
Cycling -- Government policy -- Denmark -- Copenhagen
Transportation, Automotive -- Government policy -- Denmark -- Copenhagen
Traffic engineering -- Denmark -- Copehagen
City planning -- Environmental aspects -- Denmark -- Copenhagen
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Transportation.
TRANSPORTATION -- Public Transportation.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Sustainable Development.
NATURE -- Ecology.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Environmental Policy.
City planning -- Environmental aspects
City traffic
Cycling -- Government policy
Traffic engineering
Transportation and state
Transportation, Automotive -- Government policy
Transportation -- Environmental aspects
Transportation -- Planning
Denmark -- Copenhagen
Form Electronic book
Author Gulsrud, Natalie Marie, author
LC no. 2019015809
ISBN 9780429444135
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9780429814174
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9780429814167
042981416X
9780429814150
0429814151