Economic and Environmental Cost of Traffic Congestion in India

This book explores one of the most prevailing problems of the contemporary urban world, i.e. traffic congestion and its economic, environmental and health implications.

List of contents

List of Figures. List of Tables. Abbreviations. 1. Traffic Congestionas an Urban Economic Problem 2. Growth of Road Transport in India 3. The Problem of Traffic Congestion in Bengaluru 4. Economic Cost of Traffic Congestion 5. Health and Productivity Costs of Traffic Congestion 6. Economic Instruments for Traffic Management 7. Public Policy for Traffic Management. References. Index.

About the author

Vijayalakshmi S is Research Associate at the Centre for Economic Studies and Policy at the Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru, India
Krishna Raj is Professor at the Centre for Economic Studies and Policy (CESP) at the Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru, India

Summary

This book explores one of the most prevailing problems of the contemporary urban world, i.e. traffic congestion and its economic, environmental and health implications.

Product details

• Authors: Krishna Raj, Vijayalakshmi S, Vijayalakshmi Raj S
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.12.2023
• EAN: 9781032664934
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3266493-4
• No. of pages: 128
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, TRANSPORTATION / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Regional Planning, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Econometrics, India, Economic statistics, Environmental Economics, Urban & municipal planning, Human Geography, Regional Geography, Econometrics, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Transport planning and policy, Transport planning & policy, Econometrics and economic statistics