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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... particulate matter emitted from vehicle exhausts . Two studies in the US reported by WHO in 1995 suggest that life expectancy may be shortened by more than a year in high versus low particulate communities . Fine particulate matter ...
... particulate matter emitted from vehicle exhausts . Two studies in the US reported by WHO in 1995 suggest that life expectancy may be shortened by more than a year in high versus low particulate communities . Fine particulate matter ...
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... particulates . More research is needed in the UK to estimate the public health effects of air pollution ; the need to do this for particulates is urgent . People exposed to high traffic levels experience more respiratory symptoms and ...
... particulates . More research is needed in the UK to estimate the public health effects of air pollution ; the need to do this for particulates is urgent . People exposed to high traffic levels experience more respiratory symptoms and ...
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... particulate emissions , which are of considerable concern for health , are predicted to rise significantly . In the longer term , by 2010 , the overall outlook is unfavourable . In the absence of further technical improvements , or a ...
... particulate emissions , which are of considerable concern for health , are predicted to rise significantly . In the longer term , by 2010 , the overall outlook is unfavourable . In the absence of further technical improvements , or a ...
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Perranporth and China | 1 |
A Faustian Bargain | 17 |
Free to Choose and Free to Grow | 34 |
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