Transport Truths

Planning Methods and Ethics for Global Futures

Greg Griffin (The University of Texas at San Antonio)

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English

Bristol University Press
20 May 2025

Transport industries; Human geography; Transport planning & policy

Series: Urban Transport Futures

Ideal for researchers and practitioners looking for fresh approaches to transport problems, this book combines cutting-edge qualitative and qualitative knowledge to inform transport futures. It uses engaging case studies of the Banjul Airport Expansion in The Gambia, and the Interstate 35 development project in Austin, US to show how and why a transdisciplinary approach can result in better planning decisions.

As cities grow, shrink and re-organize, with access provided by transport infrastructure, this book demonstrates the value of critical realism to create lasting, positive impacts on society and the environment.

By: Greg Griffin (The University of Texas at San Antonio)
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781529227451
ISBN 10: 1529227453
Series: Urban Transport Futures
Pages: 164
Publication Date: 20 May 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

1. Introduction: Methods and Ethics for Transport Analysis 2. A Biased History of Transport Futures 3. Seeing Trees through Random Forests 4. Why and How Matter Now 5. Confronting Wicked Problems in Austin, Texas 6. Development and Capital at the Banjul Airport in the Gambia 7. Triangulating Transport Knowledge 8. Conclusion: Speaking Truths to Power

Greg P. Griffin coordinates research with the Oregon Department of Transportation. While writing this book, he was an Associate Professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

Reviews for Transport Truths: Planning Methods and Ethics for Global Futures

“This book shines a light on upstream approaches to transportation project challenges—which can perpetuate the ‘solutions’ that not only never quite work, but often make the problems worse.” Marc Schlossberg, University of Oregon ""This book offers a crucial perspective for transport professionals who are increasingly called upon to make ‘data-driven’ or ‘evidence-based’ recommendations. Greg Griffin invites us to consider the full variety of sources of and uses for knowledge that can guide action towards more just and sustainable transport systems."" Carole Turley Voulgaris, Harvard University