Threats from Car Traffic to the Quality of Urban Life

Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-08-044853-4
Verlag: Elsevier Science Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 486 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 892 g

Key - The book's unique feature is its behavioral science perspective on the threats to quality of urban life from car use and policy measures to reduce car use

- It provides a consolidated reference in car ownership and use

- Key topical area backed up by international policy e.g. The Kyoto Protocol

- The book's unique feature is its behavioral science perspective on the threats to quality of urban life from car use and policy measures to reduce car use

- It provides a consolidated reference in car ownership and use

- Key topical area backed up by international policy e.g. The Kyoto Protocol

Autoren/Hrsg.

Garling, Tommy

Gärling, Tommy

Steg, Linda

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Verkehrsplanung, Verkehrspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Part 1: Threats to the Quality of Urban Life from Car Traffic

Part 2: Determinants of Private Car Use

Part 3: Policy Measures Aimed at Reducing Private Car Use

Concluding chapter

Über Autor(innen)

Areas of Research
Behavioral Decision Making. Basic research on how people individually or in groups predict and evaluate different courses of future actions, integrate such judgments, and make choices.
Environmental Psychology. Basic and applied research on how people individually or in groups react psychologically to features of the physical environment and how their behavior affects the physical environment.
Transportation. Applied research on factors affecting households´ satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the transportation system and the travel choices they make.