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The Pedestrian and the City
Carmen Hass-Klau
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Description for The Pedestrian and the City
Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages, 28 black & white tables, 96 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: RGC; RPC; RPT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 176 x 16. Weight in Grams: 680.
The Pedestrian and the City provides an overview and insight into the development, politics and policies on walking and pedestrians: it includes the evolution of pedestrian-friendly housing estates in the 19th century up to the present day. Key issues addressed include the struggle of pedestrianization in town centers, the attempts to create independent pedestrian footpaths and the popularity of traffic calming as a powerful policy for reducing pedestrian accidents. Hass-Klau also covers the wider aspects of urban and transport planning, especially public transport, essential for promoting a pedestrian-friendly environment. The book includes pedestrian-friendly policies and ... Read more
The Pedestrian and the City provides an overview and insight into the development, politics and policies on walking and pedestrians: it includes the evolution of pedestrian-friendly housing estates in the 19th century up to the present day. Key issues addressed include the struggle of pedestrianization in town centers, the attempts to create independent pedestrian footpaths and the popularity of traffic calming as a powerful policy for reducing pedestrian accidents. Hass-Klau also covers the wider aspects of urban and transport planning, especially public transport, essential for promoting a pedestrian-friendly environment. The book includes pedestrian-friendly policies and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
316
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415814409
SKU
V9780415814409
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Carmen Hass-Klau
Carmen Hass-Klau was born in Germany and studied Urban and Regional Planning in Berlin, followed by postgraduate degrees in Britain. She still has her own consultancy, Environmental and Transport Planning, has published numerous books and articles, and was Professor of European Public Transport at Wuppertal University, Germany. She is an academic advisor at the University of Stavanger, Norway.
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