A billion trips a day: Tradition and transition in European travel patterns
SALOMON ; BOVY ; ORFEUIL
Type de document
LIVRE
Langue
anglais
Auteur
SALOMON ; BOVY ; ORFEUIL
Résumé / Abstract
This book questions the uniqueness of European travel and transport policies and demonstrates that in many ways, Europe is different from other developed economies. However, within Europe there are wide dissimilarities. The authors take a deep view into the underlying factors which affect travel behavior, with the objective of providing the necessary information for policy making. The comparative chapters of part ii provide an analysis based on national perspectives of the role of the time dimension travel, automobile ownership and use, commuting, public transport and international travel. It also reviews transport policies applied in Europe, attempting to explain why some policies work in some places while failing in others.
