Transport Planning For A Changing World Mav Strategic Transport Planning Conference 20-21 August 2008

摘要

Much has been written in the media about climate change and peak oil. However, their impact on our cities has not been as widely discussed. A conference was held in Melbourne on 20 and 21 August 2008 that examined this very topic. The conference was organised by the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) which is the peak body representing local government in Victoria. The speakers at the conference raised many points which will be of interest to TA readers.rnIt was noted that the world is changing rapidly. Just ponder, for a moment, some of the many changes in the last twenty years. Mobile phones, the internet, iPods, iPhones, Blackberries, the fall of the 'Iron Curtain'and the rapid rise of China iand India.The interesting point was made that since the late 1980s we have been using more of the planet's resources than have been regenerated.Obviously,that situation cannot continue forever. On top of that there has been increasing scientific evidence on the phenomenon called global warming and its impact on the world's climate.Our economic system is predicated on continual growth.