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There is currently considerable concern with limiting the growth of transport demand, the use of resources and related pollution. This book makes a major contribution to the debate on transport and the environment and is likely to become a benchmark against which new research will be developed. Transport Policy and the Environment presents for the first time the results of extensive research: *quantifying the contribution of transport to environmental problems. *assessing the options for resolving those problems. *investigating the conflicts arising from policy implementation. *developing new and better methods of data collection and analysis. It brings together the results of a major research programme funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council on Transport and the Environment and provides a clear view on current policy. It is the major contribution that UK research has made to the debate and provides the first set of substantive results on the effectiveness of policy, and the means by which the impact can be measured and assessed.
This volume investigates the complex relationship between rising transport demand and its resulting environmental degradation, seeking to establish a framework for sustainable policy intervention. Edited by David Banister, the text synthesizes findings from a major research program funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council. It provides a rigorous analysis of how transport systems contribute to pollution and resource depletion, while evaluating the efficacy of various policy mechanisms designed to mitigate these impacts.
What You Will Find
Experts recognize this work as a foundational text for understanding the intersection of transport infrastructure and environmental policy. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose and its utility as a benchmark for subsequent research in the field.
Page Count:
348
Publication Date:
1998-01-01
Publisher:
E & FN Spon
ISBN-10:
0203022904
ISBN-13:
9780203022900
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