Threats from Car Traffic to the Quality of Urban Life

Land Public Transport continues to gain greater attention in transport policy and economics, given its importance in assisting social cohesion and its contribution to reducing congestion and emissions. This book focuses behavioral science perspective on the threats to quality of urban life from car use and policy measures to reduce car use.

Table des matières

Introduction Part 1: Threats to the Quality of Urban Life from Car Traffic Part 2: Determinants of Private Car Use Part 3: Policy Measures Aimed at Reducing Private Car Use Concluding chapter

A propos de l'auteur

Areas of Research Behavioral Decision Making. Basic research on how people individually or in groups predict and evaluate different courses of future actions, integrate such judgments, and make choices. Environmental Psychology. Basic and applied research on how people individually or in groups react psychologically to features of the physical environment and how their behavior affects the physical environment. Transportation. Applied research on factors affecting households' satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the transportation system and the travel choices they make.

Résumé

Land Public Transport continues to gain greater attention in transport policy and economics, given its importance in assisting social cohesion and its contribution to reducing congestion and emissions. This book focuses behavioral science perspective on the threats to quality of urban life from car use and policy measures to reduce car use.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Garling T., STEGG L.
• Collaboration: Tommy Garling (Editeur), Linda Steg (Editeur)
• Edition: Elsevier
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 12.04.2007
• EAN: 9780080448534
• ISBN: 978-0-08-044853-4
• Pages: 488
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 240 mm x 31 mm
• Poids: 894 g
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Psychologie, ésotérique, spiritualité, anthroposophie > Psychologie appliquée; Livres de conseils > Véhicules, avions, bateaux, conquête spatiale > Automobile, moto, vélomoteur; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Sciences de la Terre > Aménagement du territoire