| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Contents |
Front cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of figures, tables and boxes; List of abbreviations; Notes on contributors; Foreword; Preface and acknowledgements; Part I: Setting the scene; 1. Transport matters; 2. The political economy of transport and travel; 3. Energy, pollution and climate change; 4. Social inclusion, accessibility and emotional work; Part II: Dealing with policy inheritance; 5. Influencing travel behaviour; 6. The gentle tyranny of cost-benefit analysis in transport appraisal |
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7. Forecasting road traffic and its significance for transport policy8. Health, wellbeing and quality of life; 9. Connecting places: towards a participatory, ordinary urbanism; 10. The journey experience; 11. Public engagement and consultation: decide, announce and defend?; 12. Remote, rural and island communities; Part III: New policy imperatives; 13. Disruption and resilience: new realities?; 14. Changing demographics; 15. Will the 'smart mobility' revolution matter?; 16. Future mobility; Index; Back cover |
| Summary |
Comprising an innovative series of intersectional chapters, this book examines the ways that transport influences and is influenced by contemporary life in Britain and considers why we should change our attitude towards it in terms of key policy goals for a sustainable future |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 23, 2019) |
| Subject |
Transportation and state -- Great Britain
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Transportation -- Great Britain
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Transportation -- Social aspects -- Great Britain
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography.
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Transportation
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Transportation and state
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Transportation -- Social aspects
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Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Docherty, Iain, editor.
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Shaw, Jon (Professor of Transport Geography), editor.
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| ISBN |
1447329570 |
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9781447329589 |
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1447329589 |
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9781447329572 |
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