Transport, Climate Change and the City

Robin Hickman, David Banister

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English

Routledge
09 February 2015

Global warming; Urban & municipal planning; Transport planning & policy

Series: Routledge Advances in Climate Change Research

Sustainable travel behaviours have long been sought after in cities around the world, particularly in industrialised countries, but also increasingly in the emerging cities of Asia, South America and Africa. Progress however appears difficult to make as the private car, still largely fuelled by petrol or diesel, remains the mainstream mode of use. Transport is the key sector where carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are difficult to reduce.

This book seeks to develop achievable low CO2 emission futures for transport in a range of international case studies. The aim is that the scenarios as developed, and the consideration of implementation and transition issues, can help us plan for and achieve attractive future lifestyles at the city level, rather than ‘sleepwalk’ into climate change difficulties, oil scarcity, poor qualities of life, and to continue with the large casualty figures. High fuel prices in the future may mean that parts of our cities and wider regions become redundant and residents suffer from low levels of accessibility. The topic is thus critical, with transport viewed as central to the achievement of the sustainable city and reduced CO2 emissions.

The book’s original content and presentation draws on contemporary culture to demonstrate the need for a wider and more transparent debate on future travel behaviours and lifestyles, acceptability and implementability, and the potential for using different means to sell a different but attractive future.

By: Robin Hickman, David Banister
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 189mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 703g
ISBN: 9780415660037
ISBN 10: 0415660033
Series: Routledge Advances in Climate Change Research
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 09 February 2015
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Transport and the City 2. Scenarios and Strategic Conversations 3. Ambitions Towards Sustainable Mobility 4. Low Carbon Transport Pathways and Wider Sustainability Impacts 5. Breaking the Trend 6. Building a New World 7. Mechanisms for Achieving Sustainable Travel

Professor David Banister is Professor of Transport Studies and Director of the Transport Studies Unit at University of Oxford, UK. Dr Robin Hickman is a Senior Lecturer at the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London and Visiting Research Associate at the Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford, UK.

Reviews for Transport, Climate Change and the City

A hugely authoritative book on a hugely important subject.-Peter Hall, University College London, UCL While transport's contribution to climate change is of global importance, it needs to be addressed at the city or metropolitan scale. Yet cities differ, precluding easy one-size-fits-all solutions. By taking a scenario approach to a wide variety of cities this highly readable book provides insights to what can be done and how in a comprehensive manner. It is a major contribution, of interest to academics and practitioners alike.-Eran Feitelson, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel Quirky, intriguing, confronting stories of how the world's cities are slipping further into car dependence - and some possible solutions.-Peter Newman, Curtin University Sustainability Policy (CUSP) Institute, Australia This fantastically illustrated book is a joy to read and adds to other books on sustainable transport in its case based focus on the instrumental role that transport can and should play in the sustainable city. The scenarios developed for London, Oxfordshire, Delhi, Jinan and Auckland illustrate that different futures, away from the car, are possible, and that a 0.5 tCO2 per capita target can be achieved in different contexts. A must for everyone looking for inspiration to design sustainable travel solutions! -Bert van Wee, Delft University of Technology and Scientific Director of TRAIL research school, the Netherlands The metropolitan case studies presented by Hickman and Banister (2014) as part of their well-established work on transport and sustainability are basically framed by two approaches, a political one and a methodological one. From a political point of view the climate change mitigation debate is the central reference. The authors show in an impressive and convincingway, what the target to limit the globalwarming to 2 DegreesC by 2050 actually means for the organization of urban mobility in cities worldwide. - Thomas Klinger, Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier