Urban transportation planning in the United States : an historical overview /

This work describes the evolution of urban transportation planning from its beginnings in early highway and transit planning to late-1990s concerns for the environment and sustainable development. The author discusses the influence of legislation, regulations and federal programmes.

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Tác giả chính: Weiner, Edward
Định dạng: Licensed eBooks
Ngôn ngữ:Tiếng Anh
Được phát hành: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1999.
Phiên bản:Rev. and expanded ed.
Truy cập trực tuyến:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=69332
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  • Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Early Highway Planning; 3 Beginnings of Urban Transportation Planning; 4 Urban Transportation Planning Comes of Age; 5 Improved Intergovernmental Coordination; 6 The Environment and Citizen Involvement; 7 Beginnings of Multimodal Urban Transportation Planning; 8 Transition to Short Term Planning; 9 Urban Economic Revitalization; 10 Decentralization of Decision Making; 11 Private Sector Participation; 12 Strategic Planning; 13 Sustainable Development; 14. Concluding Remarks; References; Index.