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1. Sustainable Cities in Europe

   By Peter Nijkamp, Adriaan Perrels

   Series: Energy and Infrastructure Set

   Although urbanization steadily increases, many modern cities are finding the accommodation of their populations an increasingly difficult task. Planners and policy-makers battling to alleviate the problem with a host of urban renewal initiatives have made environmental issues and policies central...

   To Be Published September 29th 2013 by Routledge
2. Unfare Solutions

   Local Earmarked Charges to Fund Public Transport

   Edited by Marcus Enoch, Peter Nijkamp, Stephen Potter, Barry Ubbels

   Series: Transport, Development and Sustainability Series

   Transport policy is an increasingly difficult area for all national governments and regional/local authorities. Tackling car use and realising a sustainable transport system appears to be very difficult. Developing public transport is seen as an increasingly important element in improving the...

   Published January 13th 2013 by Routledge
3. Sustainable Cities in Europe

   By Peter Nijkamp, Adriaan Perrels

   Worldwide, urbanization is steadily increasing, yet many modern cities are becoming less and less able to accommodate the growth in their population. Congestion, pollution, low-quality housing, social fragmentation, noise, crime and inadequate social services all contribute to a declining quality...

   Published September 30th 2009 by Routledge
4. Sustainable Urban Development Volume 2

   The Environmental Assessment Methods

   Edited by Mark Deakin, Gordon Mitchell, Peter Nijkamp, Ron Vreeker

   Series: Sustainable Urban Development Series

   In this book, the second of a three-volume series, leading authorities on the methodology of environmental assessment provide a unique insight into questions of critical importance to sustainable urban development. Using the framework and protocols set out in Volume 1, Volume 2 examines how well...

   Published April 4th 2007 by Routledge
5. European Transport Policy and Sustainable Mobility

   By Jonas Akerman, David Banister, Karl Dreborg, Peter Nijkamp, Ruggero Schleicher-Tappeser, Dominic Stead, Peter Steen

   Series: Transport, Development and Sustainability Series

   It is now widely accepted that transport is becoming increasingly unsustainable and that strong policy intervention is required to reduce both the growth in transport demand and the environmental costs of transport. This book challenges conventional approaches to transport by moving away from trend...

   Published October 25th 2000 by Routledge