Parlux Sustainable Urban Transport: 7 (Transport and Sustainability, 7)

The requirement for sustainable transport in urban areas has become more onerous in the past decade due to a number of negative externalities which have been increasingly associated with growing mobility and the advances made in the technology and available options for sustainable transport. However, whilst on one hand technology has supported the reduction of environmental impacts of increased (car) mobility, other policies and actions influencing behaviour have been identified as key contributors to reduce the impact of transport. While the intentions behind particular policies point towards sustainability goals, attitudes towards mode choice are proving more difficult to shift. Specific actions are driving best practice in reducing car dependence by providing alternative means of car sharing and public transport use, whilst others look at promoting non-motorized forms of transport. This publication brings together an international group of researchers and presents work from different countries dealing with issues related to transport policy, attitudes and mode choice, car sharing and alternative modes of transport, and discusses the future of non-motorized modes of transport. Review This book provides a rich and comprehensive insight into the current challenges and policies related to the growing concern about urban transport sustainability in the space-economy. It provides a wide-ranging set of examples and case studies from different countries. These contributions show not only the possibility of designing more balanced and sustainable transport modes and high-quality city transport services, but also highlight the various behavioural perceptions and reactions of different social groups with regard to new mobility policies. This volume is of a great value to researchers and practitioners, given the urgent relevance of understanding the evolution of daily mobility patterns and their impact on the urban infrastructures and environment, in the light of the recent research programme EU-Horizon 2020, which has as one of its main Challenges Smart, Green and Integrated Transport . --Aura Reggiani, University of Bologna, Italy A useful addition to the sustainable transport bookshelf, especially for readers interested in transport user behaviour, attitudes and perceptions. These issues are considered across a variety of contexts, user groups and transport modes, including different forms of new mobility services. --Dominic Stead, Delft University of Technology From the Back Cover "This book provides a rich and comprehensive insight into the current challenges and policies related to the growing concern about urban transport sustainability in the space-economy. It provides a wide-ranging set of examples and case studies from different countries. These contributions show not only the possibility of designing more balanced and sustainable transport modes and high-quality city transport services, but also highlight the various behavioural perceptions and reactions of different social groups with regard to new mobility policies. This volume is of a great value to researchers and practitioners, given the urgent relevance of understanding the evolution of daily mobility patterns and their impact on the urban infrastructures and environment, in the light of the recent research programme EU-Horizon 2020, which has as one of its main Challenges 'Smart, Green and Integrated Transport.'" - Aura Reggiani, University of Bologna, Italy "A useful addition to the sustainable transport bookshelf, especially for readers interested in transport user behaviour, attitudes and perceptions. These issues are considered across a variety of contexts, user groups and transport modes, including different forms of new mobility services." - Dominic Stead, Delft University of Technology