Description
Book SynopsisToday, citizens advocate greater environmental sustainability, better services and the improvement of urban quality by promoting safer mobility, especially for the most vulnerable road users. Addressing these issues, Town and Infrastructure Planning for Safety and Urban Quality contains papers presented at the XXIII International Conference âœLiving and Walking in Citiesâ (Brescia, Italy, 15-16 June 2017). The contributions discuss town planning issues, look at best practices and research findings across the broad spectrum of urban and transport planning, with particular attention to the safety of pedestrians in the city. The main topics of the book are:
- Urban regeneration. A focus on walkability (vulnerable road users; boosting and planning soft mobility)
- Road safety and urban planning - vulnerable road users: planning for safety (integrated land use and transport planning; methodological approaches and case studies; integrated tools for town and transport plan
Table of Contents
Introduction
Best practices and case studies to improve urban quality through mobility management, shaping public spaces and road safety policies
Urban regeneration. A focus on walkability
Vulnerable road users
Boosting and planning soft mobility
Integrated land use and transport planning. Methodological approaches and case studies
Integrated tools for town and transport planning
Shaping public spaces and walkability
Transport solutions for tourism
Innovative and traditional solutions for Italian cities
Extra-European approaches to town and infrastructure planning
Different perspective in road safety: Prevention, infrastructure, sharing
