Economic and Environmental Cost of Traffic Congestion in India

Vijayalakshmi S, Krishna Raj

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Routledge India
12 December 2023

Econometrics; Economic statistics; Environmental economics; Urban & municipal planning; Transport planning & policy

This book explores one of the most prevailing problems of the contemporary urban world, i.e. traffic congestion and its economic, environmental, and health implications.

Generally viewed as an urban menace, the problem of traffic congestion has huge economic implications, which are often overlooked by urban planners. This book examines and quantifies the costs and adverse consequences and of traffic congestion, which include emissions, loss of productive hours, fuel wastage, and the adverse effects on the health of commuters, among others. It provides a comprehensive and scientific understanding of the underlying problems of traffic gridlocks by analyzing empirical evidence from Bengaluru, a city in South India. It also offers solutions and highlights innovative measures that draw from both economic and engineering perspectives to counter and reduce the tangible and intangible costs of traffic conjestion.

This book will be of interest to both academic and non-academic readers of economics, environmental economics and econometrics, transport economics, urban planning, transport geography, as well as planners and policy makers.

By: Vijayalakshmi S, Krishna Raj
Imprint: Routledge India
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9781032664934
ISBN 10: 1032664932
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 12 December 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Vijayalakshmi S is Research Associate at the Centre for Economic Studies and Policy at the Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru, India Krishna Raj is Professor at the Centre for Economic Studies and Policy (CESP) at the Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru, India