Tuesday, September 2, 2008

The limits to travel

by David Metz

[This book]examines the inadequacies inherent in the current thinking [about travel], along with the resulting problems, such as pollution, congestion and noise. He highlights the impact of the rapid increase in car use in China and India, and explores the general travel experinece, public vs private transport, and transport technology. In considering to what extent travel could be avoided, he arrives at a new paradigm to underpin sustainable transport policies..."- back cover

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