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1 Online-Ressource (x, 259 pages)
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Also published in print
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9781350221437
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The local and global environmental impacts of transport are more apparent than ever before. Moving People provides an attention-grabbing introduction to the problems of transport and the development of sustainable alternatives, focusing on the often misunderstood issue of personal mobility, as opposed to freight. Re-assessing the value and importance of non-motorized transport the author raises questions about mobility in the face of climate change and energy security, particularly for the developing world. Featuring original case studies from across the globe, this book is essential for anyon
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Tables; Boxes; Preface and acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 -- Movement and mobility; 2 -- Sustainable development and ecomobility; 3 -- The problem of car-dominance; 4 -- Automobility and its alternatives; 5 -- The city as a system: transport as network; 6 -- Mobility in the megacity: Delhi; 7 -- Non-motorised transport: walking and cycling; 8 -- Bicycle and NMT programmes in action; 9 -- Bicycles and rickshaws in South Asia; 10 -- Institutional changes; Conclusion; References; Index.
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ISBN 9781848130029
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Cox, Peter, 1964- Moving people London : Zed ; Cape Town, South Africa : UCT Press ; New York : Distributed in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan, 2010 ISBN 9781848130029
Language:
English
DOI:
10.5040/9781350221437
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