Cycling and Sustainability

Front Cover
John Parkin
Emerald Group Publishing, 2012 M05 18 - 300 pages
This book explores the reasons for difficulties in making cycling mainstream in many cultures, despite its claims for being one of the most sustainable forms of transport. In conditions of relatively low use, cycle users become more closely identified with their means of transport than users of other modes. Such personality-based considerations led to the need initially for the book to explore the cultural development of cycling in countries with high use and the differences in use between different sub-groups of the population. After a consideration of the possible role and function of the private sector, the lessons learned from the book are placed in a socio-political context with a call for required action to create a revolution in cycle use.
 

Contents

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1
FROM GOLDEN AGE TO RENAISSANCE
23
AN AUSTRALIAN CASE STUDY
59
CHAPTER 4 THE ROLE OF ADVOCACY AND ACTIVISM
83
WHAT DO WE KNOW AND HOW SHOULD WE RESPOND?
111
CHAPTER 6 NETWORK PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN
131
CHAPTER 7 EVOLUTION OF URBAN BICYCLE TRANSPORT POLICY IN CHINA
161
CONTEXT CHALLENGES AND POLICY RELEVANT RESEARCH
181
CHAPTER 9 UNDERSTANDING AND PROMOTING BICYCLE USE INSIGHTS FROM PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH
219
VIEWING CYCLISTS AS TRAVELLERS RATHER THAN NONMOTORISTS
247
AN ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC BICYCLE SCHEMES
269
TOWARDS A REVOLUTION IN CYCLING
303
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
327
SUBJECT INDEX
331
Copyright

Other editions - View all

Common terms and phrases

Bibliographic information