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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Transport, Environment and Society in the 21st Century John Whitelegg. demand management in developing countries is now the single most important policy area for containing the growth of CO , emissions and for achieving sustainable ...
Transport, Environment and Society in the 21st Century John Whitelegg. demand management in developing countries is now the single most important policy area for containing the growth of CO , emissions and for achieving sustainable ...
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... developing countries there has been a rural - urban exodus , with migration of the rural poor on a large scale . In 1970 , 62.9 per cent of the world population lived in rural areas . By 1990 this has declined to 54.7 per cent , with a ...
... developing countries there has been a rural - urban exodus , with migration of the rural poor on a large scale . In 1970 , 62.9 per cent of the world population lived in rural areas . By 1990 this has declined to 54.7 per cent , with a ...
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... developing countries . From their perspective , developed countries have gone through a number of stages that have produced high levels of per capita income as well as a number of other advantages that stem from purchasing power . This ...
... developing countries . From their perspective , developed countries have gone through a number of stages that have produced high levels of per capita income as well as a number of other advantages that stem from purchasing power . This ...
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What Time is This Place? | 5 |
Figures | 9 |
amount of time spent in transport | 38 |
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