A simple view of transport and the future suggests that mobility has always increased with
wealth (see Rainbow and Tan, 1993; Schafer and Victor, 1997). Thus as wealth grows it is …

There is little doubt about the growing recognition worldwide that cities need to become
more sustainable in their transport patterns. The world's seven billion people are …

Transport is acknowledged as a vital ingredient of any credible strategy for the sustainable
city because of the key role it plays in promoting economic development, quality of life and …

The spectres of climate change and resource depletion create an urgent need for deep
reductions in energy consumption in the rich countries of the world. Rapidly increasing …

Sustainability is tough, both in terms of how to define it and in terms of bringing it about in
reality. Rather than becoming entangled in complicated definitions of the concept, it is better …

The politics of sustainable mobility hitherto are characterised by simplistic and emotive
debates about which global citizens are most responsible for rising climate change …

This book addresses the links between transport and sustainable urban development, from
an analysis of the global picture to issues in transport and energy intensity, public policy and …

The most popular recipe for sustainable urban travel is the suite of policies that have come
to be known as the compact city. Low population densities are regarded as the main cause …

New Urbanism attempts to promote 'greener'travel through physical design: especially
through the provision of compact, walkable neighbourhoods served by transit. Achieving the …

There is a tendency to define 'sustainable urban development'in terms of the transport
system, and 'sustainable transport'in terms of reduced greenhouse gas emissions. One …