SOCIAL CHANGE AND SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT

by Black, William R., and Peter Nijkamp, eds

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Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2002 306 pp. Still encased in publisher's shrinkwrap. This is a groundbreaking work that integrates social, economic, and behavioral sciences into the transportation field. Transportation research has traditionally been dominated by engineering and logistics research approaches. This book integrates social, economic, and behavioral sciences into the transportation field. As its title indicates, emphasis is on socioeconomic changes, which increasingly govern the development of the transportation sector. The papers presented here originated at a conference on Social Change and Sustainable Transport held at the University of California at Berkeley in March 1999, under the auspices of the European Science Foundation and the National Science Foundation. The contributors, who represent a range of disciplines, including geography and regional science, economics, political science, sociology, and psychology, come from twelve different countries. Their subjects cover the consequences of environmentally sustainable transportation vs. the "business-as-usual" status quo, the new phenomenon of "edge cities," automobile dependence as a social problem, the influence of leisure or discretionary travel and of company cars, the problems of freight transport, the future of railroads in Europe, the imposition of electronic road tolls, potential transport benefits of e-commerce, and the electric car. CONTENTS: Introduction: Pathways to Sustainable Transport and Basic Themes [William R. Black and Peter Nijkamp]. Social Change and Sustainable Transport: A Manifesto on Transatlantic Research Opportunities [Marina van Geenhuizen, Peter Nijkamp, and William R. Black]. Social Trends and Research Needs in Transport and Environmental Planning [Martin Wachs]. Research Issues Regarding Societal Change and Transport: An Update [Genevieve Giuliano and Andy Gillespie]. Sustainable Transport [Michael Wegener and David L. Greene]. Information and Communication Technologies and Transport [Heli A. Koski]. Globalization and Transportation: Contradictions and Challenges [Donald G. Janelle and Michel Beuthe]. Institutional Dimensions of Sustainable Transport [Piet Rietveld]. Social Implications of Sustainable Transport [Richard Gilbert]. EU Policy Scenario Building for Sustainable Mobility [David Banister and Peter Steen]. A Study of EU-U.S. Integrated Policies to Address the Consequences of Social Change for the Sustainability of Transport [Hans Kremers]. Transport-Land Use Relations in Restructuring Metropolitan Areas: Implications for Air Quality in Chicago and Stockholm [Lars Lundqvist and Tschangho John Kim]. Social Change and Transportation in U.S. Edge Cities [Morton E. O'Kelly and Brian A. Mikelbank]. Keeping the Holy Grail: The "Mobility View" of the Danish Automobile Club FDM [Jörg Beckmann]. Car Dependence as a Social Problem: A Critical Essay on the Existing Literature and Future Needs [Roger Gorham]. Growing Up With and Without a Family Car [Karin Sandqvist]. Sustainable Lifestyles? Microsimulation of Household Formation, Housing Choice, and Travel Behavior [Ilan Salomon, Paul Waddell, and Michael Wegener]. Sustainable Transport and Quality of Life: A Psychological Analysis [Birgitta Gatersleben and David Uzzell]. Introducing Environmental Equity Concerns into the Discourse on Sustainable Transport: A Research Agenda [Eran Feitelson]. Women and Travel: The Sustainability Implications of Changing Roles [Amanda Root, Laurie Schintler, and Kenneth Button]. Mobility Behavior of the Elderly: Its Impact on the Future Road Traffic System [Georg Rudinger]. Residential Location and Daily Mobility Patterns: A Swedish Case Study of Households with Children [Karin Tillberg]. Driven to Travel: The Identification of Mobility-Inclined Market Segments [Ilan Salomon and Patricia L. Mokhtarian]. Picnics, Pets, and Pleasant Places: The Distinguishing Characteristics of Leisure Travel Demand [Jillian Anable]. The Impact of Day Tourism on the Environment and Sustainability: The Northwestern Mediterranean Arc [Cristina Capineri and Gianfranco Spinelli]. Company Cars and Company-Provided Parking [Piet Rietveld and Jos van Ommeren]. Can a Decoupling of Traffic and Economic Growth Be Envisaged? [Jean-Loup Madre, Akli Berri, and Francis Papon]. External Costs of Belgian Freight Traffic: A Network Analysis of Their Internalization [Michel Beuthe, Bart Jourquin, Fabrice Degrandsart, and Jean-François Geerts]. Toward Multimodal Networks and Nodes of Freight Transport in the European Union [Hugo Priemus]. Technological Innovations and Spatio-Organizational Changes: Toward a Sustainable Urban Freight Transport System [Johan Visser]. The Future of Railway Transport in Europe: Toward Sustainable Development [Laurent Guihéry]. Transport Culture and the Economy of Speed: Speed Limits and Changing Patterns of Accessibility in the United Sates [Donald G. Janelle]. Transport and Logistics in City Regions: Driving Forces for Counterurbanization? [Markus Hesse]. N3: The Intersection of Transportation Networks, Communication Networks, and Community Networks [Barry Wellman]. Implementation of Pricing Measures for Sustainable Transport: Investigating Economic Efficiency and Social Acceptability [Erik T. Verhoef and Eric Pels]. Consumer E-Commerce, Virtual Accessibility, and Sustainable Transport [Jane Gould and Thomas F. Golob]. Uncertainty in the Adoption of Sustainable Transport Technology: The Electric Vehicle [Marina van Geenhuizen]. Closing Thoughts and a Look toward the Future [William R. Black and Peter Nijkamp]. OVERSIZED.. First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. 29 x 23 cm.

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