Critical Mass: Transport, Environment and Society in the 21st CenturyPluto Press, 20 sept. 1997 - 251 pages Despite demanding enormous resources, transport policies are incapable of resolving basic problems of safety, health, welfare and congestion. This book, pointing out that car-dependency is shared throughout Europe, Asia and North America, argues that the problems can only be solved globally by a shared recognition of common needs. In addition, with transport inextricabley linked with consumerism and the lifestyles that car ownership has created, the book argues that the challenge is to replace the current technology with an alternative that is sustainable and will solve the fundamental problems of poverty, inequity and social development. |
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Page 68
... cities and regions so that higher levels of dependence on cars and lorries are necessary . It also destroys beauty . Similarly , the need for employees to live close to their source of employment is no longer necessary . Cheaper and ...
... cities and regions so that higher levels of dependence on cars and lorries are necessary . It also destroys beauty . Similarly , the need for employees to live close to their source of employment is no longer necessary . Cheaper and ...
Page 73
... cities in Europe could be reached from , say , Paris , in about two hours , while flights to eastern North America took seven hours . Due to refuelling stops , it took nearly 24 hours to reach cities half way around the world . The ...
... cities in Europe could be reached from , say , Paris , in about two hours , while flights to eastern North America took seven hours . Due to refuelling stops , it took nearly 24 hours to reach cities half way around the world . The ...
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... cities which currently have , or are projected to have , 10 million inhabitants by the year 2000 ) ( WHO and UNEP , 1992 ) showed that each of the megacities examined had one major pollutant which exceeded WHO health guidelines , 14 cities ...
... cities which currently have , or are projected to have , 10 million inhabitants by the year 2000 ) ( WHO and UNEP , 1992 ) showed that each of the megacities examined had one major pollutant which exceeded WHO health guidelines , 14 cities ...
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What Time is This Place? | 5 |
Figures | 9 |
amount of time spent in transport | 38 |
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