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The Urban Transport Crisis in Europe and North America

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  • © 1996

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Authors:
  1. John Pucher

    1. Rutgers University, USA

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  2. Christian Lefèvre

    1. Institut d’Urbanisme de Paris, France

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. The Urban Transport Crisis: Introduction

    • John Pucher, Christian Lefèvre
    Pages 1-6

  3. Overview of Urban Transport Systems and Land Use Patterns in Europe and North America

    • John Pucher, Christian Lefèvre
    Pages 7-42

  4. Germany: The Conflict between Automobility and Environmental Protection

    • John Pucher, Christian Lefèvre
    Pages 43-64

  5. France: The Impossibility of Accommodating the Car and Public Transport in Transport Policies

    • John Pucher, Christian Lefèvre
    Pages 65-86

  6. The Netherlands: A Wise Country Overtaken by World Trends

    • John Pucher, Christian Lefèvre
    Pages 87-100

  7. Italy: Cities without Policies

    • John Pucher, Christian Lefèvre
    Pages 101-116

  8. Great Britain: Failure of Free Market Policies

    • John Pucher, Christian Lefèvre
    Pages 117-137

  9. Eastern Europe: Transport Impacts of Political Revolution

    • John Pucher, Christian Lefèvre
    Pages 138-158

  10. Canada: Bridge between Europe and the United States

    • John Pucher, Christian Lefèvre
    Pages 159-174

  11. The United States: The Car-Dependent Society

    • John Pucher, Christian Lefèvre
    Pages 175-200

  12. Dealing with the Urban Transport Crisis: Comparative Policy Evaluation

    • John Pucher, Christian Lefèvre
    Pages 201-211

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 212-226
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Increasing levels of auto ownership and use are causing severe social, economic, and environmental problems in virtually all countries in Europe and North America. This book documents the worsening transport crisis and differences among countries in their urban transport and land-use systems. The focus is on public policies to deal with urban transport problems. Through in-depth case studies of eight countries, the book seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of alternative solutions to transport problems, and thus a way out of the transport crisis.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Rutgers University, USA

    John Pucher

  • Institut d’Urbanisme de Paris, France

    Christian Lefèvre

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