Miles to Go European and American Transportation Policies

Name: Miles to Go European and American Transportation Policies
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ISBN: 9780262040624

ISBN-10: 026204062X

ISBN-13: 9780262040624

Edition: 1981

Authors: James A. Dunn

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This incisive and highly readable book offers a broad range of perspectives, directions, and policy options for transportation planners and political practitioners. Dunn compares various modes of American transportation with those of three western European countries that have historically been faced with greater resource constraints in terms of energy use, environmental and land-use controls, and financial commitments. Specifically, the piecemeal fashion in which the railroads of France were brought under public ownership is compared with the similar-but lagging-trend in the United States from private ownership to federal control; the relative success of mass transit in West Germany is…

Book details

List price: $31.50
Copyright year: 1981
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 2/26/1981
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 214
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English