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Towards Sustainable Transport - The Challenge of Car Dependence (Paperback)
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Towards Sustainable Transport - The Challenge of Car Dependence (Paperback)
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List price R531
Loot Price R421
Discovery Miles 4 210
You Save R110 (21%)
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Since first emerging in the 1990s, the concept of a "dependence" on
the motorcar has gradually gained currency among theorists and
practitioners. The systematic increase in the number of cars on the
roads in many countries of the world has led to a seemingly
irreversible situation. These days, however, growing concerns about
energy supplies and sustainable development are actually stepping
up the pressure to find ways of reversing that trend. For some
years now, researchers have been striving to analyse the causes of
car dependence and to appraise policies and means of action in the
light of their findings. They have set out to identify the
population groups and zones most affected by the phenomenon; to
explore the potential of alternative modes of transport other than
the motorcar; to determine the interlinkages between urban
development and motor transport; to assess the feasibility and
effectiveness of various policies; and to develop likely future
scenarios. This book takes stock of the work done to date both in
France - largely within the framework of the Predit land transport
research, experimentation and innovation programme - and in other
countries, bringing out the similarities and occasional differences
in the results. The book will be of interest not only to
researchers but also to the practitioners in the driving seat of
land and transport planning at various geographical scales.
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