Driving Change
Travel in the Twenty-First Century
1st Edition
Published on 6. August 2019
193 pages
978-1-78821-122-2 (ISBN)
Description
Drawing on comparative detail from Europe, North America, and the rest of the world, Driving Change provides a nuanced overview of the UK's modern transport system and the role of business models and policy choices in its evolution. The common features of mobility and travel in developed economies are highlighted in order to provide a balanced appraisal of possible future developments.The book offers a detailed consideration of the potential of new technologies - electric propulsion, digital platforms and autonomous vehicles - to offer solutions to the intractable challenges that accompany high levels of car ownership, as well as their likely impact on business and transport policy. Driving Change is a rich analysis of the modern state of transportation and will be welcomed by students of transport studies and policy professionals tasked with developing infrastructure and the growth of the transportation industry.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Newcastle Upon Tyne
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-78821-122-2 (9781788211222)
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David Metz is Honorary Professor in the Centre for Transport Studies, University College London. He was formerly Chief Scientist at the UK Department for Transport. His books include Travel Fast or Smart? A Manifesto for an Intelligent Transport Policy (2016) and Peak Car: The Future of Travel (2014).
Content
Introduction
Part I Transport Legacy
1. A system under stress
2. Twentieth-century travel
Part II Twenty-first century technologies
3. Electric vehicles
4. Digital navigation
5. Digital platforms
6. Autonomous vehicles
7. Trains, planes, buses and roads
8. Twenty-first century travel
