This research paper deals with the specific question of demographic developments in India, which are in many parts reciprocal developments for example compared to Germany. In India the trend of bigger urban areas (urbanization) is a large challenge for transport systems. A contribution of a...

Zum ersten Mal in der Menschheitsgeschichte lebt der gröt︢e Teil der Weltbevölkerung nicht mehr auf dem Land, sondern in den Städten. Die weltweite Urbanisierung geht einher mit einer rasanten sozialen und räumlichen Mobilisierung ganzer Gesellschaften. Während die Stadt- und...

Urban transport is the lifeblood for any urban area in the modern era. As urban areas are expanding, commuters spend increasing amounts of time to travel within the city. They are also exposed to congestion of traffic and inhale polluted air, besides spending a lot of money individually. In...

"This book provides a wealth of information and a critically required framework for sustainable automobile policy development in major Asian countries. It also gives a wide ranging policy options, ranging from technological and institutional solutions to automobile emission problems, based on...