Urban Transportation Planning in the United States History, Policy, and Practice /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Weiner, Edward (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
• Θέματα: Business.; Operations research.; Decision making.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Environmental law.; Environmental policy.; Business and Management.; Operation Research/Decision Theory.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.

The development of U.S. urban transportation policy over the past 50 years illustrates the changing relationships among federal, state, and local governments. This comprehensive text examines the evolution of urban transportation planning from early developments in highway planning in the 1930s to t...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Early Highway Planning
• Launching Urban Transportation Planning and the Interstate Highway System
• Urban Transportation Planning Comes of Age
• Improving Intergovernmental Coordination
• Rising Concern for the Environment and Citizen Involvement
• Beginnings of Multimodal Urban Transportation Planning
• Transition to Short-Term Planning
• Emphasizing Urban Economic Revitalization
• Decentralization of Decision-making
• Promoting Private Sector Participation
• The Need for Strategic Planning
• The Growth of Sustainable Development
• Expanding Participatory Democracy
• Moving Toward Performance-Based Planning
• Concluding Remarks.