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Promoting Walking and Cycling: New Perspectives on Sustainable Travel
Colin G Pooley
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Description for Promoting Walking and Cycling: New Perspectives on Sustainable Travel
Paperback. This book uses innovative research methods to examine why so many people fail to travel in ways that are deemed by most to be desirable - on foot or by bike. It proposes evidence-based policy solutions that could increase levels of walking and cycling substantially. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KNG; RNT; RNU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 174 x 13. Weight in Grams: 396.
Promoting walking and cycling proposes solutions to one of the most pressing problems in contemporary British transport planning. The need to develop more sustainable urban mobility lies at the heart of energy and environmental policies and has major implications for the planning of cities and for the structure of economy and society. However, most people feel either unable or unwilling to incorporate travel on foot or by bike into their everyday journeys. This book uses innovative quantitative and qualitative research methods to examine in depth, and in an international and historical context, why so many people fail to travel ... Read more
Promoting walking and cycling proposes solutions to one of the most pressing problems in contemporary British transport planning. The need to develop more sustainable urban mobility lies at the heart of energy and environmental policies and has major implications for the planning of cities and for the structure of economy and society. However, most people feel either unable or unwilling to incorporate travel on foot or by bike into their everyday journeys. This book uses innovative quantitative and qualitative research methods to examine in depth, and in an international and historical context, why so many people fail to travel ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bristol University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447310082
SKU
V9781447310082
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Colin G Pooley
Colin Pooley is Professor of Social and Historical Geography in The Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, UK. His research focuses on the social geography of Britain and continental Europe since the 1800s, with recent projects focused on residential migration, travel to work and other aspects of everyday mobility including walking and cycling. He has published 12 books and over 100 ... Read more
Reviews for Promoting Walking and Cycling: New Perspectives on Sustainable Travel
“This pioneering book is much needed, as it calls for a new understanding of travel and a real engagement with people and policy makers so that effective actions can be taken that will transform the quality of the urban environment.” Professor David Banister, Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford, UK “This book addresses one of the major lifestyle challenges of ... Read more