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The Resource Urban Transportation Planning in the United States : History, Policy, and Practice, by Edward Weiner, (electronic resource)

Urban Transportation Planning in the United States : History, Policy, and Practice, by Edward Weiner, (electronic resource)

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In this new fifth edition, there is a strong focus on the increasing concern over infrastructure resilience from the threat of serious storms, human activity, and population growth. The new edition also looks technologies that urban transportation planners are increasingly focused on, such as vehicle to vehicle communications and driver-less cars, which have the potential to radically improve transportation. This book also investigates the effects of transportation on the health of travelers and the general public, and the ways in which these concerns have become additional factors in the transportation and infrastructure planning and policy process. The development of U.S. urban transportation policy over the past half-century illustrates the changing relationships among federal, state, and local governments. This comprehensive text examines the evolution of urban transportation planning from early developments in highway planning in the 1930s to today’s concerns over sustainable development, security, and pollution control. Highlighting major national events, the book examines the influence of legislation, regulations, conferences, federal programs, and advances in planning procedures and technology. The volume provides in-depth coverage of the most significant event in transportation planning, the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1962, which created a federal mandate for a comprehensive urban transportation planning process, carried out cooperatively by states and local governments with federal funding. Claiming that urban transportation planning is more sophisticated, costly, and complex than its highway and transit planning predecessors, the book demonstrates how urban transportation planning evolved in response to changes in such factors as the environment, energy, development patterns, intergovernmental coordination, and federal transit programs. This new edition includes analyses of the growing threats to infrastructure, new projects in infrastructure resilience, the promise of new technologies to improve urban transportation, and the recent shifts in U.S. transportation policy. This book will be of interest to researchers and practitioners in transportation legislation and policy, eco-justice, and regional and urban planning.--
Language
eng
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Edition
5th ed. 2016.
Extent
1 online resource (XIV, 442 pages)
Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Early Highway Planning
  • Roots of Urban Transportation Planning
  • Launching the Interstate Highway Program
  • Urban Transportation Planning Comes Of Age
  • Improving Intergovernmental Coordination
  • Rising Concern for the Environment and Citizen Involvement
  • Beginnings of Multimodal Urban Transportation Planning
  • Transition to Short Term Planning
  • Emphasizing Urban Economic Revitalization
  • Decentralization of Decision-making
  • Promoting Private Sector Participation
  • The Need for Strategic Planning
  • The Growth of Sustainable Development
  • Expanding Participatory
  • Moving Towards Performance Based Planning
  • Concern for Climate Change
  • Era of Constrained Resources
  • Infrastructure Resilience
  • Challenge of Funding
  • Concluding Remarks
  • Appendices
  • List of Abbreviations
  • References
Isbn
9783319399751
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39975-1
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Urban Transportation Planning in the United States : History, Policy, and Practice
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Urban Transportation Planning in the United States
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History, Policy, and Practice
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by Edward Weiner
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Language
eng
Summary
In this new fifth edition, there is a strong focus on the increasing concern over infrastructure resilience from the threat of serious storms, human activity, and population growth. The new edition also looks technologies that urban transportation planners are increasingly focused on, such as vehicle to vehicle communications and driver-less cars, which have the potential to radically improve transportation. This book also investigates the effects of transportation on the health of travelers and the general public, and the ways in which these concerns have become additional factors in the transportation and infrastructure planning and policy process. The development of U.S. urban transportation policy over the past half-century illustrates the changing relationships among federal, state, and local governments. This comprehensive text examines the evolution of urban transportation planning from early developments in highway planning in the 1930s to today’s concerns over sustainable development, security, and pollution control. Highlighting major national events, the book examines the influence of legislation, regulations, conferences, federal programs, and advances in planning procedures and technology. The volume provides in-depth coverage of the most significant event in transportation planning, the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1962, which created a federal mandate for a comprehensive urban transportation planning process, carried out cooperatively by states and local governments with federal funding. Claiming that urban transportation planning is more sophisticated, costly, and complex than its highway and transit planning predecessors, the book demonstrates how urban transportation planning evolved in response to changes in such factors as the environment, energy, development patterns, intergovernmental coordination, and federal transit programs. This new edition includes analyses of the growing threats to infrastructure, new projects in infrastructure resilience, the promise of new technologies to improve urban transportation, and the recent shifts in U.S. transportation policy. This book will be of interest to researchers and practitioners in transportation legislation and policy, eco-justice, and regional and urban planning.--
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  • Political science
  • Transportation
  • Public policy
  • Regional planning
  • Urban planning
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Urban Transportation Planning in the United States : History, Policy, and Practice, by Edward Weiner, (electronic resource)
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39975-1
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Contents
Preface -- Introduction -- Early Highway Planning -- Roots of Urban Transportation Planning -- Launching the Interstate Highway Program -- Urban Transportation Planning Comes Of Age -- Improving Intergovernmental Coordination -- Rising Concern for the Environment and Citizen Involvement -- Beginnings of Multimodal Urban Transportation Planning -- Transition to Short Term Planning -- Emphasizing Urban Economic Revitalization -- Decentralization of Decision-making -- Promoting Private Sector Participation -- The Need for Strategic Planning -- The Growth of Sustainable Development -- Expanding Participatory -- Moving Towards Performance Based Planning -- Concern for Climate Change -- Era of Constrained Resources -- Infrastructure Resilience -- Challenge of Funding -- Concluding Remarks -- Appendices -- List of Abbreviations -- References
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978-3-319-39975-1
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unknown
Edition
5th ed. 2016.
Extent
1 online resource (XIV, 442 pages)
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  • electronic
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Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
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9783319399751
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10.1007/978-3-319-39975-1
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37 illustrations, 15 illustrations in color.
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remote
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(OCoLC)958864872
Label
Urban Transportation Planning in the United States : History, Policy, and Practice, by Edward Weiner, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39975-1
Publication
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mixed
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online resource
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  • cr
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text
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Contents
Preface -- Introduction -- Early Highway Planning -- Roots of Urban Transportation Planning -- Launching the Interstate Highway Program -- Urban Transportation Planning Comes Of Age -- Improving Intergovernmental Coordination -- Rising Concern for the Environment and Citizen Involvement -- Beginnings of Multimodal Urban Transportation Planning -- Transition to Short Term Planning -- Emphasizing Urban Economic Revitalization -- Decentralization of Decision-making -- Promoting Private Sector Participation -- The Need for Strategic Planning -- The Growth of Sustainable Development -- Expanding Participatory -- Moving Towards Performance Based Planning -- Concern for Climate Change -- Era of Constrained Resources -- Infrastructure Resilience -- Challenge of Funding -- Concluding Remarks -- Appendices -- List of Abbreviations -- References
Control code
978-3-319-39975-1
Dimensions
unknown
Edition
5th ed. 2016.
Extent
1 online resource (XIV, 442 pages)
File format
multiple file formats
Form of item
  • online
  • electronic
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9783319399751
Level of compression
uncompressed
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other control number
10.1007/978-3-319-39975-1
Other physical details
37 illustrations, 15 illustrations in color.
Quality assurance targets
absent
Reformatting quality
access
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)958864872

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