Light Rail Transit Systems - 61 Lessons in Sustainable Urban Development

Informationen zum Autor Rob van der Bijl is engineer and urban planner. He received his Ph.D. from the Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands. For many years he runs an independent urban planning office in Amsterdam, Netherlands. His practice is known for its innovative approach to research and design. He’s worked worldwide on many mobility-related projects and transit-oriented developments. All his work is characterized by a multidisciplinary approach at the intersections of urban planning, transport, culture and technology. Moreover he is visiting professor for ‘mobility and space’ at Ghent University, Belgium. He published extensively in journals and books. www.lightrail.nl/. www.favas.net/. Niels van Oort is a civil engineer. He received his Ph.D. from the Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, where he currently works as an Assistant Professor in the Smart Public Transport Lab. Moreover he is a public transport consultant at Goudappel Coffeng with expertise in public transport planning and service reliability, the wider benefits of public transport, and data driven public transport design. He has contributed to the planning and implementation of several public transport projects in the Netherlands, developed new models for predicting public transport ridership and performance, and published extensively in academic journals and magazines. Find his publications at https://nielsvanoort.weblog.tudelft.nl/. Bert Bukman is historian and journalist. For many years he was Editor-in-Chief of Blauwe Kamer, the premier Dutch magazine on landscape architecture, urban planning, and urban design. He’s published several books and worked on many editorial projects. His motto for corporate communication and public affairs: a good story makes everything possible.

List of contents

1. Light Rail in Bird's Eye View2. What is Light Rail?3. Light Rail Returns4. Argumentation in Favor of Light Rail5. Augmented Quality Due to Light Rail6. Costs-Benefits of Light Rail Revised7. Making Light Rail8. Investing in the City

Product details

• Authors: Rob van der Bijl, Bert Bukman, Bert (Consultant communication and public affairs Bukman, Rob van Der Bijl, Rob van (Director/owner of RVDB Urban Planning & Lightrail.nl Der Bijl, Rob Van/ Van Oort Der Bijl, Niels van Oort, Niels van Oort, Rob van der Bijl, Niels Van Oort, Niels (Assistant Professor of Public Transport Van Oort
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2018
• EAN: 9780128147849
• ISBN: 978-0-12-814784-9
• No. of pages: 238
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; TRANSPORTATION / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Operations Research, Urban & municipal planning, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Transport planning and policy, Transport planning & policy