John C. Sutton (PhD, Independent transport consultant, United Kingd

Gridlock

Congested Cities, Contested Policies, Unsustainable Mobility

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Produktbeschreibung

In Gridlock: Congested Cities, Contested Policies, Unsustainable Mobility, John C. Sutton examines current transport and mobility in a geographical, social, political-economy and technological context, using international case studies to highlight the challenges of rising populations and congestion while looking ahead to a more sustainable future.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 182
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juli 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 304g
• ISBN-13: 9781138852013
• ISBN-10: 1138852015
• Artikelnr.: 42396013

Autorenporträt

John Sutton is an independent transport consultant who has worked in the UK, the USA and Asia as a transport planner, manager, and developer of transport information systems, including GIS applications. He has published widely, including Transport Coordination and Social Policy (Avebury 1988) and as co-editor of Community Transport: Policy, Planning, Practice (Gordon and Breach 1995).

Inhaltsangabe

Preamble - A Vision of Mobility and Transport in 2035 Part One:
Unsustainable Transport - Congested Cities, Contested Policies 1.
Introduction: The Challenge of Mobility 2. Sustainable Transport and
Mobility 3. Global Transport and Mobility Trends Part Two: Transport
Technology and Policy Development 4. Smarter Transport Technology and
Innovation 5. Sustainable Transport Policy in the United Kingdom Part Three
: The Mobile Society - Political, Cultural and Social Dimensions of Travel
6. The Political Economy of Sustainable Transport 7. Cultural Influences on
Transport Discourses 8. The Sociology of Mobility Part Four: Mobility
Management - From Gridlock to Sustainable Mobility 9. Mobility Management
10. Manifesto for Sustainable Mobility