This book brings together the leading authors currently working at the intersection of social
sciences and transport science and offers rich consideration of the issues, practices and …

For most people in the developed world, the ability to travel freely on a daily basis is almost
taken for granted. Although there is a large volume of literature on contemporary mobility …

The journey to school has major significance both for families and urban environments, yet
little is known in detail about the ways this has changed over the twentieth century. This …

Background Planners and politicians in many countries seek to increase the proportion of
trips made by cycling. However, this is often challenging. In England, a national target to …

In high-motorisation, car-dependent countries, transport affordability is intimately linked to
the price of oil derived motor fuels, which may become increasingly volatile in the future due …

Transport in the twenty-first century represents a significant challenge at the global and the
local scale. Aided by over sixty clear illustrations, Peter Headicar disentangles this complex …

The ways in which we travel are having a huge impact on the sustainability of the planet.
There is general agreement that current levels of car use, fuel consumption and emissions …

The concept of integrated and seamless transport has wide political support but framing
effective policies that deliver the desired outcome has proved difficult. This paper builds on …

Infrastructure privatisation aimed to finance capital investment and improve efficiency, but
the results have been disappointing because of the mismatch between privatisation theory …

Transport choices must be transformed if we are to cope with sustainability and climate
change, but this can only be done if we understand how complex transport systems work …