Building Blocks for Sustainable Transport - Obstacles, Trends, Solutions

• Main Authors: Himanen Veli, Lee-Gosselin Martin, Perrels Adriaan
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley Emerald, Inc 2008; Emerald Publishing Limited
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Environmental aspects; Infrastructure; Sustainable development; Transportation; Transportation and state; Transportation Engineering

This book argues that the issues surrounding sustainable transport constitute a new, post-modern, phase in transport policy and management. Achieving sustainable transport requires more than 'optimal' management of congestion and the effects on public health and the environment. Assessment...

Table of Contents:

• Front Matter Preface Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. How to Cast the Future? 3. Looking over the Horizon: Visioning and Backcasting 4. Lessons from Prospective Research on Sustainable Transport Carried Out through the OECD EST and French PREDIT Programs 5. Drivers of Freight Transport Demand and Their Policy Implications 6. Space-Economy Interactions in the Context Sustainability 7. The Metropolitan Field: An Emerging Form That May Condition the Sustainability of Transport 8. Sustainable Mobility and Urbanity 9. Movement of Goods, Services and People: Entanglements with Sustainability Implications 10. Effectiveness and Acceptability: The Keys to Implementation 11. Sustainable Transport and Quality of Life 12. Transport Policies: Actions, Intentions and Perceived Effectiveness 13. Policy Analysis of Sustainable Transport and Mobility: The SUMMA Project About the Authors
• References -- Chapter 12. Transport Policies: Actions, Intentions and Perceived Effectiveness -- 12.1. Introduction -- 12.2. Evolution of Transport Policy Since 1990 -- 12.3. Shifts in Public Concerns and Attitudes -- 12.4. Public Perceptions Concerning Policy Effectiveness across Europe in the 1990s -- 12.5. Individual Actions and Intentions Concerning Transport Energy Efficiency -- 12.6. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 13. Policy Analysis of Sustainable Transport and Mobility: The SUMMA Project -- 13.1. Objectives -- 13.2. The Systems Approach -- 13.3. Conclusions -- References -- Appendix 13.A.1. Environmental Outcomes of Interest and Related Outcome Indicators -- Appendix 13.A.2. Economic Outcomes of Interest and Related Outcome Indicators -- Appendix 13.A.3. Social Outcomes of Interest and Related Outcome Indicators -- Appendix 13.A.4. White Paper Action Programme -- Appendix 13.A.5. Levers used by the Modules in the FSM -- About the Authors
• 7.1. The Relevance of the Concept of ''Urban Field'' -- 7.2. Major Transitions from a Canadian Perspective -- 7.3. Major Transitions and the Emergence of the Metropolitan Field -- 7.4. Population Movements and the Development of a Metropolitan Field -- 7.5. The Feminization of the Labour Force and Metropolization -- 7.6. Metropolitan Fields and the Strength of Weak Ties -- 7.7. The MIZ: A Recognition of Weak Ties -- 7.8. A Variety of Metropolitan Fields -- 7.9. Corridors of Metropolitan Field Development -- 7.10. The Flexible Borders of Metropolization -- 7.11. Conclusion -- References -- Appendix 7.A.1. Inter-Neighbourhood Residential Mobility in Quebec City -- Appendix 7.A.2. Data for the Model of Work Commutes in the Metropolitan Field of Quebec -- Chapter 8. Sustainable Mobility and Urbanity -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. The Analytical Approach in Brief -- 8.3. Results -- 8.4. Sustainability Implications -- 8.5. Conclusions -- References -- Appendix 8.A.1. - The Data Set Used -- Appendix 8.A.2. - Estimation for the Free-Time Profiles -- Appendix 8.A.3. Estimation Results for Travel Time -- Chapter 9. Movement of Goods, Services and People: Entanglements with Sustainability Implications -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.2. Urban Area Conflicts -- 9.3. Inter-City and Other Long-Haul Developments -- 9.4. Research Needed: Predicting the Present -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Part 3. Effectiveness and Acceptability -- Chapter 10. Effectiveness and Acceptability: The Keys to Implementation -- 10.1. Sustainability and Transport -- 10.2. The Role of Transport in Modern Societies -- 10.3. Sustainable Targets and Actions -- 10.4. Effectiveness and Acceptability -- References -- Chapter 11. Sustainable Transport and Quality of Life -- 11.1. Introduction -- 11.2. Sustainable Transport -- 11.3. Sustainable Transport and Quality of Life -- 11.4. Conclusions
• Intro -- Building Blocks for Sustainable Transport: Obstacles, Trends, Solutions -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Acknowledgement -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Framing the Themes -- 1.2. A Closer Look at External Effects -- 1.3. The Key Challenges -- References -- Part 1. How to Cast the Future? -- Chapter 2. How to Cast the Futurequest -- 2.1. Distinguishing Types of Projections -- 2.2. Key Sustainability Indicators in Transport -- 2.3. Prospects for Fuel Efficiency and Alternative Fuels -- References -- Chapter 3. Looking Over the Horizon: Visioning and Backcasting -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. The Role of Futures Studies -- 3.3. The Use of Scenarios in Futures Studies -- 3.4. Futures Studies and Backcasting Applied to Transport and Climate Change Policy -- 3.5. Transport Emissions Baseline and Targets -- 3.6. Identifying Images of the Future -- 3.7. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4. Lessons from Prospective Research on Sustainable Transport Carried Out through the OECD EST and French PREDIT Programs -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Which Methodology is Most Efficient for Policy Makersquest -- 4.3. Building a Business-As-Usual Scenario: A Necessary, But Difficult, Exercise -- 4.4. Some Important Issues When Building an EST Scenario -- 4.5. From Scenarios to Strategies: How to Reach the Goalquest -- 4.6. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5. Drivers of Freight Transport Demand and their Policy Implications -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Drivers of Freight Transport Demand -- 5.3. Policy Options -- 5.4. Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Part 2. Spatial Economic Interactions in Sustainable Settings -- Chapter 6. Space-Economy Interactions in the Context of Sustainability -- References -- Chapter 7. The Metropolitan Field: An Emerging Form that may Condition the Sustainability of Transport