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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... Europe Asia / Pacific 71.1 8.2 6.4 7.1 Europe → Africa 24.8 4.0 4.0 4.0 Europe Middle East 11.9 4.5 4.0 4.2 North America ↔ South America 17.5 5.5 5.0 5.2 North America ↔ Central America / Caribbean 29.1 6.5 5.0 5.6 Intra- Africa 3.4 ...
... Europe Asia / Pacific 71.1 8.2 6.4 7.1 Europe → Africa 24.8 4.0 4.0 4.0 Europe Middle East 11.9 4.5 4.0 4.2 North America ↔ South America 17.5 5.5 5.0 5.2 North America ↔ Central America / Caribbean 29.1 6.5 5.0 5.6 Intra- Africa 3.4 ...
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... Europe or in hotter temperatures there may not be such an urban - rural gradient . According to WHO calculations concentrations above the lower WHO one- hour guide exposure value of 150μg / m3 occur over practically the whole of Europe ...
... Europe or in hotter temperatures there may not be such an urban - rural gradient . According to WHO calculations concentrations above the lower WHO one- hour guide exposure value of 150μg / m3 occur over practically the whole of Europe ...
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... Europe ( UNECE ) Convention on Long - range Transboundary Air Pollution ( LRTAP ) was a response to the increasing concern over acidification which had been experienced in western Europe and North America . The convention was signed by ...
... Europe ( UNECE ) Convention on Long - range Transboundary Air Pollution ( LRTAP ) was a response to the increasing concern over acidification which had been experienced in western Europe and North America . The convention was signed by ...
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Perranporth and China | 1 |
A Faustian Bargain | 17 |
Free to Choose and Free to Grow | 34 |
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