Transport Justice

Designing fair transportation systems

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, Planning, Reference & Language, Transportation
Cover of the book Transport Justice by Karel Martens, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Karel Martens ISBN: 9781317599579
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: July 1, 2016
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Karel Martens
ISBN: 9781317599579
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: July 1, 2016
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Transport Justice develops a new paradigm for transportation planning based on principles of justice. Author Karel Martens starts from the observation that for the last fifty years the focus of transportation planning and policy has been on the performance of the transport system and ways to improve it, without much attention being paid to the persons actually using – or failing to use – that transport system.

There are far-reaching consequences of this approach, with some enjoying the fruits of the improvements in the transport system, while others have experienced a substantial deterioration in their situation. The growing body of academic evidence on the resulting disparities in mobility and accessibility, have been paralleled by increasingly vocal calls for policy changes to address the inequities that have developed over time. Drawing on philosophies of social justice, Transport Justice argues that governments have the fundamental duty of providing virtually every person with adequate transportation and thus of mitigating the social disparities that have been created over the past decades.

Critical reading for transport planners and students of transportation planning, this book develops a new approach to transportation planning that takes people as its starting point, and justice as its end.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Transport Justice develops a new paradigm for transportation planning based on principles of justice. Author Karel Martens starts from the observation that for the last fifty years the focus of transportation planning and policy has been on the performance of the transport system and ways to improve it, without much attention being paid to the persons actually using – or failing to use – that transport system.

There are far-reaching consequences of this approach, with some enjoying the fruits of the improvements in the transport system, while others have experienced a substantial deterioration in their situation. The growing body of academic evidence on the resulting disparities in mobility and accessibility, have been paralleled by increasingly vocal calls for policy changes to address the inequities that have developed over time. Drawing on philosophies of social justice, Transport Justice argues that governments have the fundamental duty of providing virtually every person with adequate transportation and thus of mitigating the social disparities that have been created over the past decades.

Critical reading for transport planners and students of transportation planning, this book develops a new approach to transportation planning that takes people as its starting point, and justice as its end.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book A Millennium of Cultural Contact by Karel Martens
Cover of the book The Battle for Britain by Karel Martens
Cover of the book Energy Accounts by Karel Martens
Cover of the book The Military Orders Volume VI (Part 1) by Karel Martens
Cover of the book Nietzsche and Islam by Karel Martens
Cover of the book The User Perspective on Twenty-First-Century Art Museums by Karel Martens
Cover of the book Imperial Policy and Southeast Asian Nationalism by Karel Martens
Cover of the book West Africa before the Colonial Era by Karel Martens
Cover of the book The Anglican Imagination by Karel Martens
Cover of the book Pursuing Quality of Life by Karel Martens
Cover of the book In the Path of Allah by Karel Martens
Cover of the book World History by Karel Martens
Cover of the book Turning into Sterne by Karel Martens
Cover of the book China and Japan in the Late Meiji Period by Karel Martens
Cover of the book Social Life and Moral Judgment by Karel Martens
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy