Transport Debate
Häftad, Engelska, 2014
AvJon Shaw,Iain Docherty,University of Plymouth) Shaw, Jon (School of Geography,University of Glasgow) Docherty, Iain (Department of Management
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At a time when transport is high on the political agenda and government decision-making is being vigorously scrutinised, there is a need for an incisive and accessible analysis of the key policy issues. This book is a highly readable introduction to the transport debate from two experts in the field. The authors celebrate the advantages of a modern transport system, but argue that years of poorly conceived and executed transport policy have resulted in Britain’s transport system being far worse than it should be. They show that a substandard transport system creates economic, social and environmental costs, but demonstrate how these can be addressed through affordable and politically deliverable changes.Using a refreshingly novel approach, Shaw and Docherty use the familiar idea of the journey as the basis for their discussion. The book follows members of the Smith family as they uncover a wide array of transport issues, including why the problems we all encounter as we travel around actually come about; which policy trade-offs were responsible for creating them in the first place; what impacts we all have to suffer as a result; and what we can do to fix them. This lively and engaging approach will make the book ideal for a wide readership.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2014-01-07
- Mått129 x 198 x 17 mm
- Vikt280 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- SeriePolicy and Politics in the Twenty-First Century
- Antal sidor264
- FörlagBristol University Press
- ISBN9781847428561