******************New Book from Elsevier**********************
Urban Transport and the Environment
> An International Perspective
>
> Edited By
> World Conference on Transport Research Society , World Conference on
> Transport Research Society, Lyon, France
> Institute for Transport Policy Studies , Institute for Transport Policy
> Studies, Tokyo, Japan
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> Description
> The damaging environmental impact of urban transport, as recognised by the
> Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, is a
> worsening global problem that needs to be tackled with local solutions. At
> the same time, urban transport has been causing serious local
> environmental problems, particularly in developing countries. This book
> was commissioned with the aim of helping to develop solutions by sharing
> experience from around the world.
>
> Four extensive chapters by leading researchers give an overview of the
> problem, analyse structures and trends in urban transportation, list the
> various ways transport affects the environment, and critically review the
> whole range of policy countermeasures available.
>
> The second half of the volume is given over to a uniquely valuable
> collection of case studies of 21 metropolises, carefully selected to
> provide a cross-section of different types of city from across the
> developing and developed world. The relevant characteristics of these
> cities are systematically described: socio-economic background; local
> condition of transport and the environment; policy planning,
> implementation, and evaluation, all with concrete examples. Key data are
> then presented in charts with a common structure to facilitate comparisons
> between cities.
>
> Audience
> This book should be of interest to anyone interested in the interactions
> between urban transport and the environment, whether academic students and
> researchers, or practitioners and policymakers in government or industry.
>
> Contents
>
>
> Introduction. Overview of Urban Transport and the Environment.
> (Hideo Nakamura et al.). Development of Motorised Society. (Hideo
> Nakamura). Environmental Problems caused by Urban Transport. (Hideo
> Nakamura). Global Environmental Problems. (Hideo Nakamura).
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> The Urban Transport System.
> (G. Giuliano). Introduction. (G. Giuliano). Trends in Motorisation. (G.
> Giuliano). Travel patterns. (G. Giuliano). Urban Structure:
> Decentralisation and Urban Transport. (G. Giuliano). Urban Transport in
> Developing Countries. (D. Sperling). Conclusion. (G. Giuliano).
>
> Environmental Impacts Due to Urban Transport.
> (D. Sperling). Introduction. (Shinya Hanaoka, Akira Okada). Source of
> Emissions. (Shinya Hanaoka, Masaharu Yagishita). Local Air Environment.
> (Shinya Hanaoka, Masaharu Yagishita). Local Air Quality and Transport in
> Different Cities. (Yoshikuni Kobayashi, Hideo Nakamura). Global Warming.
> (D. Sperling). Noise. (W. Schade).
>
> Transport and Land Use Instruments for a Better Environment.
> (A. D. May). Introduction. (A. D. May). Problems, Objectives and
> Strategies. (A. D. May). Classification of Policy Instruments. (A. D.
> May). The Performance of Different Types of Policy Instrument. (A. D.
> May). Technological Countermeasures for Gas Emissions. (Makoto Okazaki, D.
> Sperling). Overall Contribution to Strategies and Objectives. (A. D. May).
> Responsibilities and Barriers. (A. D. May). Integrated Strategies. (A. D.
> May). The Use of Causal Loop Diagrams to Determine the Most Appropriate
> Instruments. (Hirokazu Kato).
>
> Transport-Environment Issues and Countermeasures in Various Metropolises.
> (Kazuaki Miyamoto). Introduction. (Kazuaki Miyamoto). Berlin. (W. Schade).
> Budapest. (B. Horvatth, J. Monigl). Istanbul. (H. GerHek). Lyon. (D.
> Mignot, J-P. Nicolas). Nottingham. (B. James). Rome. (A. N. Musso). Cairo.
> (A. S. Huzayyin, O. Osman). Los Angeles. (Hanh Dam Le). Bogotao. (J-M.
> Cusset). Curitiba. (Fumihiko Nakamura). Mexico City. (A. Paez). Santiago.
> (F. J. Martinez, R. Quijada). Nagoya. (Hirokazu Kato). Adelaide. (M. A. P.
> Taylor and R. Zito). Bangkok. (Yordphol Tanaboriboon). Dalian. (Zhongzhen
> Yang). Hanoi. (J-M. Cusset). Kathmandu. (Surya Raj Acharya). Manila. (K.
> N. Vergel). Seoul. (Sungwon Lee). Singapore. (M. A. Aziz, Tien Fang Fwa).
>
> Political Climate for Environmental Policies and Proposals for
> International Mechanism.
> (W. Rothengatter). Introduction. (Yoshitsugu Hayashi). Typical Political
> Trends Relating to Transport Environment Policies. (Yoshitsugu Hayashi,
> Hirokazu Kato). Direction of Ecological Transport Strategy in Developed
> Countries. (W. Rothengatter). Environmental Policies in Developing
> Countries. (D. Sperling). Political Climate for Environmental Policies and
> International Funding Measures. (Yoshitsugu Hayashi, Hirokazu Kato).
>
> Appendix. References. Index. Abbreviations.
>
>
> Bibliographic & ordering Information
> Hardbound, ISBN: 0-08-044512-8, 450 pages Imprint: ELSEVIER
> Price:
> USD 88
> EUR 88
> GBP 58.50
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