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Very Public Solution : Transport in the Dispersed City by Paul Mees (1996, Trade Paperback)
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Why is public transport so poor in Australian cities?. Most urban travel is to widespread suburban locations rather than to the city centre. It is often argued that fast, efficient public transport is impossible in our dispersed cities.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherMelbourne University Publishing
ISBN-100522848672
ISBN-139780522848670
eBay Product ID (ePID)1714413
Product Key Features
Number of Pages344 Pages
Publication NameVery Public Solution : Transport in the Dispersed City
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1996
SubjectCivil / Highway & Traffic, Public Transportation, Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, General
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaTransportation, Political Science, Technology & Engineering
AuthorPaul Mees
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight17.1 Oz
Item Length8.7 in
Item Width5.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN00-304522
TitleLeadingA
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal388.4/09945/1
SynopsisDiscusses public transpor planning in Australia.and examines the reasons why public transport is so inadequate in Australian cities. Compares Melbourne's public transport system with that of Toronto and looks at the 'Bangkok Model' of free enterprise public transport and the 'Zurich Model' of planning and integration as an alternative to the market. Discusses urban sustainability and the growing traffic problem in Australian cities and presents the case that improved public transport is the best solution. Includes references, a bibliography and an index. The author lectures in urban transport planning and public transport in the faculty of architecture, building and planning at the University of Melbourne., Why is public transport so poor in Australian cities? Why can't it be more like the fast, convenient systems in Europe? Unlike Europeans, most urban Australians live on far-flung suburban blocks rather than in high-density apartments. Most urban travel is to widespread suburban locations rather than to the city centre. It is often argued that fast, efficient public transport is impossible in our 'dispersed' cities. In A Very Public Solution , Paul Mees compares Melbourne's public transport system with the highly successful system in Toronto; a 'dispersed' city very like Melbourne with its suburban sprawl, and sheds new light on a century-old debate. This debate is particularly important now, as 'economic rationalists' move to privatise public transport in Australian cities. We can have European-style public transport, Mees argues, if our different forms of public transport stop competing with each other and start competing with the car. A Very Public Solution is the first serious work on public transport planning ever published in Australia. It is essential reading for everyone concerned with urban sustainability and our growing traffic problems.
LC Classification NumberHE311.A852M425 2000
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