Social change and sustainable transport

Author(s)

• Black, William R. (William Richard)
• Nijkamp, Peter
• National Science Foundation (U.S.)
• European Science Foundation

Bibliographic Information

Social change and sustainable transport

edited by William R. Black and Peter Nijkamp

Indiana University Press, c2002

Note

"The Social Change and Sustainable Transport (SCAST) Conference at the University of California in Berkeley was supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the United States and the European Science Foundation (ESF) based in Strasbourg, France"--Acknowledgments

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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.

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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Details

• NCID: BA59936579
• ISBN:
  • 0253340675
• LCCN: 2001005864
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Bloomington
• Pages/Volumes: xiii, 306 p.
• Size: 29 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HE242
  • DC21 : 388
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Transportation -- Social aspects -- Europe -- Congresses
  • LCSH : Transportation -- Environmental aspects -- Europe -- Congresses
  • LCSH : Social change -- Europe -- Congresses