Rural Transport Policy

Name: Rural Transport Policy
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ISBN: 9780080430706

ISBN-10: 0080430708

ISBN-13: 9780080430706

Edition: 1998

Authors: Sharon Cullinane, G. Stokes

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This book is unique in addressing rural transport policy issues in a comprehensive and rigorous way. Much has been written in recent years about urban transport and policy, but in both transport research itself and in implemented transport policies we have seen rural transport needs take second place to urban issues. The book sets out to define the key transport issues involved in a rural context and goes on to explore specific policies to deal with these issues. Throughout, the book combines original research and specially conducted international surveys with an overview of the available literature, providing a valuable and uniquely thorough resource. Taking as its main focus the…

Book details

List price: $174.99
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
Publication date: 7/29/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 7.69" wide x 9.44" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English



Chapter headings and selected papers: Introduction. The reason for this book. What do we mean by rural?


A typology of rural areas in the UK. Rural Travel Patterns and Behaviour


Household car ownership. Geographical aspects of rural trip making


Summary of travel behaviour in urban and rural areas. Mobility and Accessibility


Defining accessibility


Service provision levels in rural areas. Perspectives on mobility and accessibility in policy


Traffic Forecasts. National forecasts


Rural traffic forecasts


Trends affecting rural traffic levels. Transport and Rural Development


Introduction. Defining rural development. Transport and rural development: micro and macro perspectives


Environmental Issues. The meaning of environmental. The environmental effects of transport


The policy angle. Attitudes to Rural Transport Issues


Attitudes to car ownership and use. Attitudes to traffic and the environment


Attitudes among the transport profession. Policy Statements on Rural Transport


Rural transport policy as embodied in government policy documents. The views of interest groups


The Effects of National Policies on Rural Areas. Transport policies and their effect on different sections of the population


Road pricing. Graduated fuel pricing


Tools for Rural Transport. Community transport


Other improvements to public transport. Encouraging walking


Examples of Change: Demand Management and Transport Packages. Demand management


The package approach to funding. Strategies for Rural Transport Creating strategies


Strategies for rural transport. A Blueprint for Rural Transport Policy


The overall strategy. A sustainable future for rural transport


Further elements of the blueprint. Conclusions


Rural transport issues cannot be isolated


The importance of accessibility


The importance of itermodal thinking


Index