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Book Synopsis
Presents papers from a conference on Social Change and Sustainable Transport that was held at the University of California at Berkeley in March 1999 under the auspices of the European Science Foundation and the National Science Foundation. This book intends to integrate social, economic, and behavioural sciences into the transportation field.

Table of Contents

Pathways to Sustainable Transport and Basic Themes: Introduction

Part I. An Overview
1. Social Change and Sustainable Transport: A Manifesto on Transatlantic Research Opportunities
2. Social Trends and Research Needs in Transport and Environmental Planning3. Research Issues Regarding Societal Change and Transport: An Update4. Sustainable Transport
5. Information and Communication Technologies and Transport
6. Globalization and Transportation: Contradictions and Challenges
7. Institutional Dimensions of Sustainable Transport

Part II. Social Change and Sustainability of Transport
8. Social Implications of Sustainable Transport
9. EU Policy Scenario Building for Sustainable Mobility
10. A Study of EU-U.S. Integrated Policies to Address the Consequences of Social Change for the Sustainability of Transport
11. Transport-Land Use Relations in Restructuring Metropolitan Areas: Implications for Air Quality in Chicago and Stockholm
12. Social Change and Transportation in U.S. Edge Cities
Part III. Dependence on the Automobile
13. Keeping the Holy Grail: The "Mobility View" of the Danish Automobile Club FDM
14. Car Dependence as a Social Problem: A Critical Essay on the Existing Literature and Future Needs
15. Growing Up With and Without a Family Car
16. Sustainable Lifestyles? Microsimulation of Household Formation, Housing Choice, and Travel Behavior

Part IV. Quality, Equity and Mobility
17. Sustainable Transport and Quality of Life: A Psychological Analysis
18. Introducing Environmental Equity Concerns into the Discourse on Sustainable Transport: A Research Agenda
19. Women and Travel: The Sustainability Implications of Changing Roles
20. Mobility Behavior of the Elderly: Its Impact on the Future Road Traffic System
21. Residential Location and Daily Mobility Patterns: A Swedish Case Study of Households with Children

Part V. Increasing Travel and Transport
22. Driven to Travel: The Identification of Mobility-Inclined Market Segments
23. Picnics, Pets, and Pleasant Places: The Distinguishing Characteristics of Leisure Travel Demand
24. The Impact of Day Tourism on the Environment and Sustainability: The Northwestern Mediterranean Arc
25. Company Cars and Company-Provided Parking
26. Can a Decoupling of Traffic and Economic Growth Be Envisaged?

Part VI. Sustainability and Freight Transport
27. External Costs of Belgian Freight Traffic: A Network Analysis of Their Internalization
28. Toward Multimodal Networks and Nodes of Freight Transport in the European Union
29. Technological Innovations and Spatio-Organizational Changes: Toward a Sustainable Urban Freight Transport System
30. The Future of Railway Transport in Europe: Toward Sustainable Development

Part VII. Cultural Perspectives
31. Transport Culture and the Economy of Speed: Speed Limits and Changing Patterns of Accessibility in the United Sates
32. Transport and Logistics in City Regions: Driving Forces for Counterurbanization?
33. N3: The Intersection of Transportation Networks, Communication Networks, and Community Networks

Part VIII. Alternative Solutions
34. Implementation of Pricing Measures for Sustainable Transport: Investigating Economic Efficiency and Social Acceptability
35. Consumer E-Commerce, Virtual Accessibility, and Sustainable Transport
36. Uncertainty in Adoption of Sustainable Transport Technology: The Electric Vehicle
Closing Thoughts and a Look toward the Future

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      Publisher: Indiana University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 29/11/2002
      ISBN13: 9780253340672, 978-0253340672
      ISBN10: 0253340675

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Presents papers from a conference on Social Change and Sustainable Transport that was held at the University of California at Berkeley in March 1999 under the auspices of the European Science Foundation and the National Science Foundation. This book intends to integrate social, economic, and behavioural sciences into the transportation field.

      Table of Contents

      Pathways to Sustainable Transport and Basic Themes: Introduction

      Part I. An Overview
      1. Social Change and Sustainable Transport: A Manifesto on Transatlantic Research Opportunities
      2. Social Trends and Research Needs in Transport and Environmental Planning3. Research Issues Regarding Societal Change and Transport: An Update4. Sustainable Transport
      5. Information and Communication Technologies and Transport
      6. Globalization and Transportation: Contradictions and Challenges
      7. Institutional Dimensions of Sustainable Transport

      Part II. Social Change and Sustainability of Transport
      8. Social Implications of Sustainable Transport
      9. EU Policy Scenario Building for Sustainable Mobility
      10. A Study of EU-U.S. Integrated Policies to Address the Consequences of Social Change for the Sustainability of Transport
      11. Transport-Land Use Relations in Restructuring Metropolitan Areas: Implications for Air Quality in Chicago and Stockholm
      12. Social Change and Transportation in U.S. Edge Cities
      Part III. Dependence on the Automobile
      13. Keeping the Holy Grail: The "Mobility View" of the Danish Automobile Club FDM
      14. Car Dependence as a Social Problem: A Critical Essay on the Existing Literature and Future Needs
      15. Growing Up With and Without a Family Car
      16. Sustainable Lifestyles? Microsimulation of Household Formation, Housing Choice, and Travel Behavior

      Part IV. Quality, Equity and Mobility
      17. Sustainable Transport and Quality of Life: A Psychological Analysis
      18. Introducing Environmental Equity Concerns into the Discourse on Sustainable Transport: A Research Agenda
      19. Women and Travel: The Sustainability Implications of Changing Roles
      20. Mobility Behavior of the Elderly: Its Impact on the Future Road Traffic System
      21. Residential Location and Daily Mobility Patterns: A Swedish Case Study of Households with Children

      Part V. Increasing Travel and Transport
      22. Driven to Travel: The Identification of Mobility-Inclined Market Segments
      23. Picnics, Pets, and Pleasant Places: The Distinguishing Characteristics of Leisure Travel Demand
      24. The Impact of Day Tourism on the Environment and Sustainability: The Northwestern Mediterranean Arc
      25. Company Cars and Company-Provided Parking
      26. Can a Decoupling of Traffic and Economic Growth Be Envisaged?

      Part VI. Sustainability and Freight Transport
      27. External Costs of Belgian Freight Traffic: A Network Analysis of Their Internalization
      28. Toward Multimodal Networks and Nodes of Freight Transport in the European Union
      29. Technological Innovations and Spatio-Organizational Changes: Toward a Sustainable Urban Freight Transport System
      30. The Future of Railway Transport in Europe: Toward Sustainable Development

      Part VII. Cultural Perspectives
      31. Transport Culture and the Economy of Speed: Speed Limits and Changing Patterns of Accessibility in the United Sates
      32. Transport and Logistics in City Regions: Driving Forces for Counterurbanization?
      33. N3: The Intersection of Transportation Networks, Communication Networks, and Community Networks

      Part VIII. Alternative Solutions
      34. Implementation of Pricing Measures for Sustainable Transport: Investigating Economic Efficiency and Social Acceptability
      35. Consumer E-Commerce, Virtual Accessibility, and Sustainable Transport
      36. Uncertainty in Adoption of Sustainable Transport Technology: The Electric Vehicle
      Closing Thoughts and a Look toward the Future

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