This publication brings together an international group of researchers and presents work from different countries dealing with issues related to transport policy, attitudes and mode choice, car sharing and alternative modes of transport, and discusses the future of non-motorized modes of transport.

Rezension: Anhand zweier Beispiele arbeitet Frey die Bedingungen und Möglichkeiten erfolgreicher kommunaler Umweltpolitik heraus. Dabei handelt es sich jedoch nicht um eine klassische Policy-Studie, vielmehr werden die Wechselwirkungen von Inhalten, institutionellen Organisationsformen und...

Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Dedication -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Economics and Imbalances -- 1.1. Capturing power -- 1.1.1. From eco-development to sustainable development -- 1.1.2. Interest and limits of the decoupling concept -- 1.2. Systemic approach to...

The 1992 Rio Summit and subsequent literature and debate has focused on 'green' issues such as biodiversity, climate change and marine pollution. Much less has been written concerning the 'brown' agenda: factors such as poor sanitation and water quality, air pollution and housing problems which...

Sustainable development is rapidly becoming a global phenomenon - the remit of which encompasses a wide range of professions and societal interest groups. This collection of papers from the CIB Task Group 55 (smart and sustainable built environments) presents key findings to date on a wide range...