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 118
... motor vehicles to global CO2 emissions has gradually increased . In 1971 , motor vehicles accounted for only 12 per cent of total global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels . By 1985 , this percentage had risen to 14 per cent . Regional ...
... motor vehicles to global CO2 emissions has gradually increased . In 1971 , motor vehicles accounted for only 12 per cent of total global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels . By 1985 , this percentage had risen to 14 per cent . Regional ...
Page 177
... motor vehicles have become an increasing problem with the rise in traffic . Several industrialised countries are now making efforts to reduce the level of vehicle emissions . In 1990 , the state of California developed a plan for light ...
... motor vehicles have become an increasing problem with the rise in traffic . Several industrialised countries are now making efforts to reduce the level of vehicle emissions . In 1990 , the state of California developed a plan for light ...
Page 191
... motor vehicles , it also identified the negative impact of noise , visual intrusion and accidents . The report ... motor vehicle as the main mode of transport . Dependence on motor vehicles has increased with both decentralisation of ...
... motor vehicles , it also identified the negative impact of noise , visual intrusion and accidents . The report ... motor vehicle as the main mode of transport . Dependence on motor vehicles has increased with both decentralisation of ...
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Perranporth and China | 1 |
A Faustian Bargain | 17 |
Free to Choose and Free to Grow | 34 |
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