Fliegen, Autofahren und auf engem Raum mit Fremden U-Bahn und Busse teilen – das war bisher der Mobilitätsalltag vieler Menschen. Doch innerhalb weniger Wochen ist unsere Welt durch COVID-19 beinahe zum Stillstand gekommen. Die Pandemie offenbart systembedingte Schwächen der deutschen...

Alors que la prise en compte du genre progresse dans différents domaines, elle peine à pénétrer le secteur des transports. Or, que ce soit dans les pays développés ou dans ceux en voie de développement, nos sociétés sont sexuées en ce sens que la place des femmes et des hommes est...

pt. 1. Framing the issue : manifestations of mobility over time and space -- pt. 2. Coming together : urban mobilities in comparison -- pt. 3. Moving forward : present challenges and future perspectives.

Responding to a Gleneagles G8 Summit request, this book shows how changes in energy efficiency, economic structure, income, prices and fuel mix have affected recent trends in energy use and CO2 emissions in IEA countries. The results are a “wake-up call” for us all. Since 1990, the rate of...

The linkage between transport and economic development is a highly contentious issue which has generated considerable debate and an abundant literature. There is a firmly-held belief among politicians that investment in transport infrastructure promotes economic development and, by extension,...

Transport activity continues to cause large adverse impacts on the environment, human health and the economy. But is a negative impact of transport on the environment a necessary consequence of economic growth? This book illustrates that decoupling the environmental impacts of transport from...