Slow Cities - Conquering our Speed Addiction for Health and Sustainability (Paperback)

Slow Cities: Conquering Our Speed Addiction for Health and Sustainability demonstrates, counterintuitively, that reducing the speed of travel within cities saves time for residents and creates more sustainable, liveable, prosperous and healthy environments. This book examines the ways individuals and societies became dependent on transport modes that required investment in speed. Using research from multiple disciplinary perspectives, the book demonstrates ways in which human, economic and environmental health are improved with a slowing of city transport. It identifies effective methods, strategies and policies for decreasing the speed of motorised traffic and encouraging a modal shift to walking, cycling and public transport. This book also offers a holistic assessment of the impact of speed on daily behaviours and life choices, and shows how a move to slow down will - perhaps surprisingly - increase accessibility to the city services and activities that support healthy, sustainable lives and cities.

General

Imprint:	Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2020
First published:	2020
Authors:	Paul Tranter • Rodney Tolley
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	422
ISBN-13:	978-0-12-815316-1
Categories:	Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Financial, taxation, commercial, industrial law > Transport law Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > Transport planning & policy > General
LSN:	0-12-815316-4
Barcode:	9780128153161

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