Accessibility and the Bus System: Transforming the World - Couverture rigide

Tyler, Nick

 
9780727759801: Accessibility and the Bus System: Transforming the World
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ISBN 10 : 0727759809 ISBN 13 : 9780727759801
Editeur : ICE Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

Accessibility and the Bus System, Second edition explores the role of the bus system in enabling cities to function sustainably and efficiently by providing the necessary resources to support growing populations.

The book takes a comprehensive view of what buses can and cannot do, and how to maximise the bus system's positive contribution while minimising the negative impacts. With cities absorbing around 70% of the world population by 2050, public transport will play a pivotal role in ensuring society's access to work, education, healthcare, social activities and leisure.

Accessibility and the Bus System, Second edition:

  • discusses the importance and influence accessibility has on quality of life
  • explores different bus systems around the world, including in the UK, USA, Peru and Colombia
  • develops a strategy for using the bus system as an integral part of improving peoples' lives.

This interdisciplinary approach is aimed at city transport planners, bus system designers and implementers, transport engineers and civil engineers.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

A comprehensive view of what buses can and cannot do, how we can make sure that they provide the maximum positive contribution to the functioning of a city while minimising the negative impacts, and how to design and implement a fully accessible, safe and sufficient bus system that is genuinely available to all members of society, irrespective of their capabilities. Drawing on the author's global experience, this new edition treats 21st century needs for urban transport in a holistic way, and enables the reader to consider the realities of modern cities to develop transport systems and policy based on sound thinking.

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Éditeur
ICE Publishing
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0727759809
ISBN 13 
9780727759801
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
412
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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