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- English
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About this book
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.
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Index
All index entries shown here correspond to the page numbers within the printed edition only. Within this digital format these page numbers allow for cross referencing only.
‘(t)’ following page number denotes table, ‘(f)’ denotes figure.
accessibility 3, 10, 23–4, 27, 29, 30, 31, 35, 60, 69, 102, 117, 130–40, 145, 189, 195, 201, 204, 207, 210–11, 237, 243–4
accountability 154, 158, 188, 197, 248
acquisition(s) 11, 41, 68, 104, 168–80, 202, 227, 239
Adelaide 46
adjacency 23–4, 35
Africa(n) 4, 57, 70, 135, 236–9, 246
agglomeration 24, 36, 78, 118
air transport/transportation 6, 7, 9, 23, 26–7, 29–30, 40, 70, 95–106, 189, 219
airline 59, 68, 95–106, 237
airport terminal(s) 26–7, 30, 46
Alaska 173–4
Albany 168
Algeria 237
alternative fuel(s) 6
Amsterdam 27, 64(t), 97, 99–101
Antwerp 117, 120(t)
Argentina 4, 40(t), 70, 140(t)
Asia(n) 9, 29, 70, 87, 90, 110, 131, 135, 136, 220, 229, 237, 239, 242
Australasia 70
Australia(n) 7, 39–44, 46, 47, 48–9, 50, 51, 52...
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Notes on Contributors
- Foreword by David Banister
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- SECTION I RAILWAYS AND SUSTAINABILITY
- SECTION II TRANSFORMING PLACE AND SPACE: GEOGRAPHICAL DIMENSIONS
- SECTION III SAVE OUR EARTH!: ENVIRONMENTAL DIMENSIONS
- SECTION IV EQUITY AND ACCESSIBILITY: SOCIAL DIMENSIONS
- SECTION V MAKING ENDS MEET: ECONOMIC DIMENSIONS
- SECTION VI: LOOKING FORWARD
- Index