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Dear Jason,

Congrats for the publication, I'll include this book in my reading list.

Kind regards,

*Cédrick Cunha*

Doctor in Administration and Researcher in Mobility and Urban Life
Lecturer at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of
Rio Grande do Norte (IFRN)
Leader of the Management and Society Laboratory (LaGeS/IFRN) and Member of
the Urban Studies and Politics of Mobility Laboratory (Mobis/UFPE)
Phone: +55 84 991172257
Research groups: dgp.cnpq.br/dgp/espelhogrupo/7913274747375736 and
http://dgp.cnpq.br/dgp/espelhogrupo/8604537864071298
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2143994193870237




Em sex, 5 de jul de 2019 às 11:53, Jason M Henderson <[log in to unmask]>
escreveu:

> Dear cycling researchers,
>
> I thought some on here might be interested in a new book on Copenhagen.
> A link and short summary is below.
>
> Best wishes and safe cycling wherever you might be,
>
> -jh
>
>
> https://www.routledge.com/Street-Fights-in-Copenhagen-Bicycle-and-Car-Politics-in-a-Green-Mobility/Henderson-Gulsrud/p/book/9781138334892
>
> With 29 percent of all trips made by bicycle, Copenhagen is considered a
> model of green transport. This book considers the underlying political
> conditions that enabled cycling to appeal to such a wide range of
> citizens in Copenhagen and asks how this can be replicated elsewhere.
>
> Despite Copenhagen’s global reputation, its success has been a result of
> a long political struggle and is far from completely secure. Car use in
> Denmark is increasing, including in Copenhagen's suburbs, and new
> developments in Copenhagen include more parking for cars. There is a
> political tension in Copenhagen over the spaces for cycling, the car,
> and public transit. In considering examples of backlashes and conflicts
> over street space in Copenhagen, this book argues that the kinds of
> debates happening in Copenhagen are very similar to the debates
> regularly occurring in cities throughout the world. This makes
> Copenhagen more, not less, comparable to many cities around the world,
> including cities in the United States.
>
> This book will appeal to upper-level undergraduates and graduates in
> urban geography, city planning, transportation, environmental studies,
> as well as transportation advocates, urban policy-makers, and anyone
> concerned about climate change and looking to identify paths forward in
> their own cities and localities.
>
> --
> Jason Henderson
> Professor, Geography & Environment
> San Francisco State University
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> http://geog.sfsu.edu/person/jason
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