An introduction to sustainable transportation; Policy, planning and implementation

摘要

The word "sustainable" has a positive image with most planners. But just what does it mean? For the authors, the term means meeting basic human needs in ways that do not degrade the environment or deplete resources. In other words, sustainability enables our present way of life to continue indefinitely into the future and perhaps even to improve it. This book is a detailed exposition of the authors' view of how sustainability could be strengthened in transportation, the transportation of persons and freight, in urban areas and over long distances.