Transport, Climate Change and the City

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-0-415-66003-7
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 775 g

Reihe: Routledge Advances in Climate Change Research

Sustainable travel behaviours have long been sought after in cities around the world, particularly in industrialised countries, but also increasingly in the emerging cities of Asia, South America and Africa. Progress however appears difficult to make as the private car, still largely fuelled by petrol or diesel, remains the mainstream mode of use. Transport is the key sector where carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are difficult to reduce.

This book seeks to develop achievable low CO2 emission futures for transport in a range of international case studies. The aim is that the scenarios as developed, and the consideration of implementation and transition issues, can help us plan for and achieve attractive future lifestyles at the city level, rather than ‘sleepwalk’ into climate change difficulties, oil scarcity, poor qualities of life, and to continue with the large casualty figures. High fuel prices in the future may mean that parts of our cities and wider regions become redundant and residents suffer from low levels of accessibility. The topic is thus critical, with transport viewed as central to the achievement of the sustainable city and reduced CO2 emissions.

The book’s original content and presentation draws on contemporary culture to demonstrate the need for a wider and more transparent debate on future travel behaviours and lifestyles, acceptability and implementability, and the potential for using different means to sell a different but attractive future.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hickman, Robin

Banister, David

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Umweltökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Transport and the City 2. Scenarios and Strategic Conversations 3. Ambitions Towards Sustainable Mobility 4. Low Carbon Transport Pathways and Wider Sustainability Impacts 5. Breaking the Trend 6. Building a New World 7. Mechanisms for Achieving Sustainable Travel

Über Autor(innen)

Professor David Banister is Professor of Transport Studies and Director of the Transport Studies Unit at University of Oxford, UK.
Dr Robin Hickman is a Senior Lecturer at the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London and Visiting Research Associate at the Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford, UK.