An Integrated Model of Transport and Urban Evolution: With an Application to a Metropole of an Emerging Nation by Wolfgang Weidlich
English | 1999 | ISBN: 3642643175 | 186 Pages | PDF | 8 MB
English | 1999 | ISBN: 3642643175 | 186 Pages | PDF | 8 MB
Gone are the days when mobility was nearly always a question of having a vehicle. Today the issue of road capacity is becoming ever more pressing. Even the safest, most comfortable and 100% emissions-free vehicle is only of limited use if it is stuck in a traffic jam. Mobility is a key human need and an important factor in the economy. It is a matter of logic that a com pany like DaimlerChrysler should make every endeavor to safeguard mo bility, thereby fulfilling humanity's economic, social and environmental needs. Nonetheless, traffic and mobility problems are the inevitable result of a concentration of people and markets. Bombay, Lagos, Shanghai, Jakarta, Sao Paulo, Cairo, Mexico City - virtually half of the world's population is urban-based, and the majority live in the metropolitan regions of the Third World.