Description
Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.
Insightful and original in its approach, this Advanced Introduction to Urban Transport Planning provides a fresh look at cost-efficiency and casts the craft of transport planning in new light, allowing engineers and urban planners to understand the benefits of breaking mobility-centric systems that favour cars and prioritising multi-modal transport systems that promote access. It features in-depth analysis of traditional methods and how these are changing due to new technologies, financial constraints and evolving environmental trends.
Key features include:
- Discussion of advantages of urban areas in terms of transport service provision
- Clear distillation of priorities for a new era of transport planning
- Concise coverage of predominant concepts and theories
- Application for both urban planners and engineers
- Future oriented, cost-effective strategy.
This Advanced Introduction will be invaluable for students of urban planning, transport geography, environmental studies, urban studies and civil engineering. It will also provide a useful update for urban planners, elected officials and civil engineers alike.
Trade Review‘What a great book! Krizek and King bring the discipline of transport planning up-to-date with a keen eye on cities of the future. A holistic overview is provided, underpinned by social justice and accessibility thinking, considering all modes of transport and the relationship with the built environment. This book should be mandatory reading for all transport planners, not just students. I hope that it will promote new and inspirational practices that improve our ways of living.’Table of ContentsContents: 1. The premise of cities and its relation to urban transport planning 2. Considering justice in the design of transport systems 3. Past and emerging foundations for transport planning: access 4. Economics of supplying and using urban transport systems 5. Planning and design interplay: regions, districts, neighborhoods 6. Planning and design interplay: street space and how it is used 7. Engineering standards for streets: evolution and significance 8. Finance and institutional interplay 9. Data and models used in transport planning 10. Interdisciplinary sciences as applied to urban transport and opportunities 11. Visions, new currents and altered processes for transport planning Index
