Jeffrey Kenworthy: 3 books
The End of Automobile Dependence
How Cities are Moving Beyond Car-Based Planning
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2015
Cities will continue to accommodate the automobile, but when cities are built around them, the quality of human and natural life declines. Current trends show great promise for future urban mobility systems that enable freedom and connection, but not dependence. We are experiencing the phenomenon of...
Sustainability and Cities
Overcoming Automobile Dependence
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2013
Sustainability and Cities examines the urban aspect of sustainability issues, arguing that cities are a necessary focus for that global agenda. The authors make the case that the essential character of a city's land use results from how it manages its transportation, and that only by reducing our...
An Introduction to Sustainable Transportation
Policy, Planning and Implementation
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2017
Cities around the globe struggle to create better and more equitable access to important destinations and services, all the while reducing the energy consumption and environmental impacts of mobility. An Introduction to Sustainable Transportation illustrates a new planning paradigm for sustainable...