The Motorway Achievement: Visualisation of the British Motorway System: Policy and Administration (Volume 1)

1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-0-7277-3196-8
Verlag: Institution of Civil Engineers

Buch, Englisch, Band 3, 992 Seiten, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 2260 g

Reihe: Motorway Achievement

The creation of the UK motorway network in the second half of the 20th century facilitated a dramatic improvement in the mobility of people and goods and contributed greatly to the prosperity enjoyed today.Key coverage

Recounts the many attempts to promote substantial road improvement and new road planning in the first half of the 20th century
Includes a reprint of Sir Frederick Cooks seminal report along with other papers reflecting the altered attitude to motorways
An account of Harold Watkinsons contribution, who, though not the first to announce a motorway, did more than most Ministers of Transport to initiate the motorway programme

Autoren/Hrsg.

Baldwin, Peter

Baldwin, Robert

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Verkehrsingenieurwesen, Verkehrsplanung
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technikgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Visualising the system - insights into the history of Britains motorway
The economic justification for and delivery of affordable motorways
Orientation of motorways
Resolving issues in the design and construction of motorways
The influence of science and technology within motorway policy
Safety provision
Administration
Direction of policy towards the future
Technical appendices