[sustran] Re: NEW BOOK: URBAN TRANSPORT IN EUROPE & USA
Chaohe Rong
rong at duq.edu
Wed May 28 13:50:28 JST 1997
>
> The National Transit Institute would like to
> bring to your attention an important new book
> just published by Dr. John Pucher of Rutgers
> University (NJ, USA) and Dr. Christian Lefevre
> of the University of Paris (France):
>
> THE URBAN TRANPSPORT CRISIS IN EUROPE AND
> NORTH AMERICA
>
>
> Authors: John Pucher and Christian Lefevre
> Publisher: Macmillan Press, UK (London, England)
> Date: August 1996
> Pages: 226
> Price: 14.99 British pounds (approx. $20 USD)
> ISBN: 0-333-65551-6 (paperback)
>
>
> Summary:
>
> 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.
>
> The introductory chapters discuss the main
> themes of the book and place the analysis
> in an overall, international context. Eight
> chapters are devoted to detailed analysis
> of urban transport in specific countries
> and regions: Germany, France, The Netherlands,
> Italy, Great Britain, Eastern Europe, Canada,
> and the USA. The concluding chapter is devoted
> specifically to comparisons among the eight
> country case studies and, in particular, to
> drawing useful lessons from the successes
> and failures of alternative policies.
>
> In virtually every chapter, the essential
> role of non-motorized transport is emphasized.
> Indeed, in most European countries, roughly
> half of all urban travel is by walking or
> bicycling, in sharp contrast to the mere 10%
> modal split share of non-motorized urban travel
> in both the United States and Canada. As is
> shown in the book, many of the social and
> environmental problems in North American
> cities can be attributed to the excessive
> reliance on automobile transport and the
> underdevelopment of public transit and
> non-motorized modes.
>
> Another key feature of the book is detailed
> analysis of public transport developments in
> each country, including finance, technology,
> marketing, and regional multi-modal coordination
> of transit services. Contrary to assertions in
> some auto-oriented publications, the book
> documents that transit has been extremely
> successful in some countries, with increasing
> transit ridership and even rising modal
> split shares of public transit. It is not
> inevitable that public transit be in decline.
> The success or failure of transit is shown
> to be primarily the result of supportive
> public policies, not due to any inherent
> shortcomings of transit itself.
>
>
> about the authors:
>
> John Pucher is Professor of Urban Planning
> at Rutgers University in New Jersey, USA
>
> Christian Lefevre is Associate Professor
> of Urban Studies at the University of Paris,
> Institut d'Urbanisme de Paris, and Associate
> Researcher at the Ecole Nationale des Ponts
> et Chaussees, Paris, France.
>
>
>
> Unfortunately, it is only possible to order
> the book directly via fax or email from
> Macmillan UK in England. There is not yet
> a North American distributor for the book.
>
> Orders can be placed directly with Macmillan
> UK via email or fax:
>
> EMAIL address for ordering book:
>
> c.shepheard at macmillan.co.uk
>
>
> FAX number for ordering book:
>
> 011-44-1256-479-476 (attn: Ms. Charlotte Shepheard)
>
>
> Title: The URBAN TRANSPORT CRISIS IN EUROPE
> AND NORTH AMERICA
>
> Authors: John Pucher and Christian Lefevre
> Date: 1996
>
> ISBN: 0-333-65551-6 (paperback)
> Cost: 14.99 British pounds
> (roughly $20) plus postage
>
> All credit cards accepted for payment.
> Mail delivery takes about two weeks or so, via DHL.
>
> EMAIL FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE at Macmillan:
>
> c.stockwell at macmillan.co.uk
>
>
> To contact the authors:
>
> John Pucher
> Department of Urban Planning
> Rutgers University, Bloustein School
> 33 Livingston Avenue, Suite 302
> New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901--1900
> Fax: 908-932-2253
> Phone: 908-932-3822, ext. 722
> Email: pucher at rci.rutgers.edu
>
>
> Christian Lefevre
> Institut d'Urbanisme de Paris
> Email: lefevre at latts.enpc.fr
>
>
>
>
>
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