Transport Matters - by Iain Docherty & Jon Shaw (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The book shows that transport matters and examines how and why efficient and effective transport is fundamental to all manner of public policy goals. Contributors explore transport's social, economic and environmental consequences and demonstrate how we could do things differently to promote a better future for everyone.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This book shows that transport matters. Comprising a series of highly accessible chapters written by respected experts, it reviews key transport issues and explains how and why effective and efficient transport is fundamental to successfully addressing all manner of public policy goals. Contributors explore how we 'do' transport, as a result of the technologies available to us and the cultures surrounding how we use them, and examine how this has significant social, economic and environmental consequences. They also provide key recommendations for how we could do things differently to bring about a happier, healthier and more economically secure future for all of us.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A well-thumbed copy of this book should be on every transport minister's desk. It shows why transport is such a key policy tool of government and explains why it is so rarely used well. Christian Wolmar, Transport writer and broadcaster<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Iain Docherty is Dean of the Institute for Advanced Studies at the University of Stirling. Jon Shaw is Professor of Geography at the University of Plymouth.
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