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BL
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607219
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Sustainable transport : planning for walking and cycling in urban environments /\ edited by Rodney Tolley.
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| Publication Statement
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Boca Raton, FL :: Published in North America by CRC Press ;Cambridge, England :: Woodhead Pub.,, 2003.
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| Series Statement
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Woodhead Publishing in environmental management.
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (xxi, 713 p.) :: ill., maps.
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| ISBN
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9781601197252 (electronic bk.)
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: 160119725X (electronic bk.)
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: 1855738619 (electronic bk.)
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: 9781855738614 (electronic bk.)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Preliminaries; Contents; Contents; Preface; Contributor contact details; Introduction talking the talk but not walking the walk; 1 Ecological footprints and urban transportation; 2 The relevance of climate change to future policy on walking and cycling; 3 The role of non motorised modes in an environmentally sustainable transport system; 4 Walking in a historical international and contemporary context; 5 Does anyone walk anymore; 6 The decline of everyday walking in the UK explanations and policy implications; 7 Visions for city traffic and mobility; 8 Winning back public space.
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| Abstract
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A guide to the implementation of sustainable transport initiatives worldwide. Through a wide range of case studies from Europe, North America and Australia. Sustainable transport shows how practical schemes, infrastructure developments and educational support can provide an alternative to the growing congestion in many urban environments.
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Urban transportation policy.
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Bicycle trails.
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Sidewalks.
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Pedestrians.
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Transportation-- Environmental aspects.
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Sustainable development.
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| Dewey Classification
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388.41
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TE279.5.S87 2003eb
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| Added Entry
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Tolley, R. S., (Rodney S.),1946-
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Knovel (Firm)
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| Parallel Title
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Planning for walking and cycling in urban environments.
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