The rapid growth of the Asian urban population concentrates on a few large cities, turning them into giant megacities. Despite new theoretical insights into the benefits of megacities, the emerging Asia is facing a daunting challenge concerning the management of infrastructure and services in their megacities. The deteriorating urban mobility is the most difficult challenge with respect to the sharp increase in vehicle numbers and to inadequate and poorly managed road infrastructure. Public transport, a sustainable mode of mobility, is subjected to a vicious cycle of poor service, decreasing ridership and lower investment. Despite various policy initiatives, the situation has not improved. The scale and growth pattern of Asian megacities have distinctive features which generate a unique set of challenges and opportunities. New perspectives are needed to effectively address the transportation problems making the best use of available opportunities. This book, which is a result of an international collaborative research, addresses these challenges by providing insightful analysis and novel viewpoints.
| ISBN: | 9783642431999 |
| Publication date: | 9th August 2014 |
| Author: | Shigeru Morichi, Surya Raj Acharya |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 276 pages |
| Series: | Transportation Research, Economics and Policy |
| Genres: |
Political economy Sustainability Regional / International studies Highway and traffic engineering Civil engineering, surveying and building |
The rapid growth of the Asian urban population concentrates on a few large cities, turning them into giant megacities. Despite new theoretical insights into the benefits of megacities, the emerging Asia is facing a daunting challenge concerning the management of infrastructure and services in their megacities. The deteriorating urban mobility is the most difficult challenge with respect to the sharp increase in vehicle numbers and to inadequate and poorly managed road infrastructure. Public transport, a sustainable mode of mobility, is subjected to a vicious cycle of poor service, decreasing ridership and lower investment. Despite various policy initiatives, the situation has not improved. The scale and growth pattern of Asian megacities have distinctive features which generate a unique set of challenges and opportunities. New perspectives are needed to effectively address the transportation problems making the best use of available opportunities. This book, which is a result of an international collaborative research, addresses these challenges by providing insightful analysis and novel viewpoints.
Transport Development in Asian Megacities features in the following genres: Political economy, Sustainability, Regional / International studies, Highway and traffic engineering, Civil engineering, surveying and building
Transport Development in Asian Megacities is available in Paperback, Hardback
Transport Development in Asian Megacities was written by Shigeru Morichi, Surya Raj Acharya and published by Springer an imprint of Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Transport Development in Asian Megacities has 276 pages
Yes it is part of Transportation Research, Economics and Policy series