[sustran] FW: New Book: The Politics of Mobility

[Paul Barter]

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From: Geoff Vigar [mailto:G.I.Vigar at NEWCASTLE.AC.UK]
Sent: Tuesday, 20 November 2001 11:27
To: URBAN-REGIONAL-PLANNING at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: New Book: The Politics of Mobility


Excuse the blatant trumpet blowing but some list members may be interested
in the following book which is particularly suitable for undergraduate and
postgraduate modules connected with transport planning, spatial planning and
environmental politics. It was published last month by Spon Press. Available
from Amazon and all the usual sources. 

Vigar, Geoff, 2001, 'The Politics of Mobility: transport, the environment
and public policy', Spon: London.  Paperback: ISBN 0-415-25917-7, £19.99:
H/back: ISBN:0-415-25916-9, £65. 

'Ever increasing mobility for many in western society has focused attention
on transport's role in the social order and provided a major contemporary
challenge to improving and maintaining urban quality of life.  However, the
implementation of new approaches to deal with this issue has proved deeply
problematic as varying combinations of circumstances create an acutely
contested policy terrain.  'The Politics of Mobility' utilises practice case
studies and a theoretical framework derived from social and policy sciences
to shed light on the realpolitik of one of western society's key
contemporary challenges and to suggest practical ways of addressing it'.   

Dr Geoff Vigar
Centre for Research on European Urban Environments
School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape
University of Newcastle
Claremont Tower, Newcastle NE1 7RU
Tel: +44 (0)191 222 8338       Fax: +44 (0)191 222 8811
EMail: G.I.Vigar at ncl.ac.uk    Web: http://www.apl.ncl.ac.uk