Sustainable Railway Futures
Sustainable Railway Futures

Author: Becky P.Y. Loo

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-03-03

Total Pages: 325

ISBN-13: 1317047702

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Revitalizing railways as a major sustainable transport mode in modern societies faces many issues and challenges. This in-depth overview places the importance of railways in the wider context of comprehensive sustainability, which encompasses sustainable development, social and economic equity and community livability. Some scholars have described the 21st century as a period of renaissance for railways and suggest this transport mode can fulfil people's desire for high mobility with low negative environmental, social, economic and financial impacts. In light of these new expectations for railways, in both passenger and freight transport worldwide, this book offers the latest research insights on the renewed interest about railway expansions and their wide-ranging environmental, socio-economic and even political implications.

Cities and crisis
Cities and crisis

Author: Josef W. Konvitz

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2015-01-01

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 1784996033

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An ambitious global study of the state of cities in the early twenty-first century, their role in society, and their contribution to the financial crisis

Transport Issues and Problems in Southeastern Europe
Transport Issues and Problems in Southeastern Europe

Author: Caralampo Focas

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-11-22

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1351144154

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The collapse of previous command economic structures in Eastern Europe has led to an often chaotic reorganization of transport operations. Southeastern Europe in particular not only lags behind the western EU countries in terms of transport infrastructure, but also in terms of management and policy. However, despite this, or perhaps even because there are no long-standing established patterns, this region is a fertile territory for innovation. Based on the first major international conference dealing with transport issues in Southeastern Europe, this edited volume brings together key researchers and policy makers to discuss and critically analyse these innovations. Focusing on issues related to privatization and harmonization of national legislation, the contributors also address the countries' struggle with inadequate management structures and the challenges posed in running shipping, ports and railways in a region fragmented into numerous nations and states. It not only provides an up-to-date overview of transport operations and planning in Southeastern Europe, but also provides more general insights into recent and current developments in a region that has undergone widespread upheavals in the past two decades, and is now experiencing renewed growth.