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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... lifestyle on the part of households and individuals who spend more time travelling over longer distances to more destinations than they would if local facilities were available . What factors have contributed to this dramatic change in ...
... lifestyle on the part of households and individuals who spend more time travelling over longer distances to more destinations than they would if local facilities were available . What factors have contributed to this dramatic change in ...
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... lifestyle changes to their personal travel behaviour . Sustainable transport policies transform the role of time in the urban planning process , as well as its significance as an important dimension of lifestyle . A move away from ...
... lifestyle changes to their personal travel behaviour . Sustainable transport policies transform the role of time in the urban planning process , as well as its significance as an important dimension of lifestyle . A move away from ...
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... lifestyle requirements in New York or London have an impact on the environment in Bangkok and Goa , on the upper atmosphere , and on what is grown in Kenya or Chad . The maintenance of the lifestyles of the opulent is accompanied by the ...
... lifestyle requirements in New York or London have an impact on the environment in Bangkok and Goa , on the upper atmosphere , and on what is grown in Kenya or Chad . The maintenance of the lifestyles of the opulent is accompanied by the ...
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What Time is This Place? | 5 |
Figures | 9 |
amount of time spent in transport | 38 |
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