A Review of the Urban Development and Transport Impacts on Public Health with Particular Reference to Australia: Trans-Disciplinary Research Teams and Some Research Gaps

Urbanization and transport have a direct effect on public health. A transdisciplinary approach is proposed and illustrated to tackle the general problem of these environmental stressors and public health. Processes driving urban development and environmental stressors are identified. Urbanization, transport and public health literature is reviewed and environmental stressors are classified into their impacts and which group is affected, the geographical scale and potential inventions. Climate change and health impacts are identified as a research theme. From an Australian perspective, further areas for research are identified

Transport for a sustainable future the case for Europe/ Whitelegg

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Transport and the economy: a 21st century approach

This article interrogates over 30 years of transport and economics research into the relationships between transport investments and desirable economic development results. It finds the evidence in favour of this virtuous relationship at best weak and in most respects non-existent. Investing in new highways, airports and other large transport infrastructure projects does not appear to generate the anticipated economic development benefits. There is, however, compelling evidence that de-coupling policies to improve competitiveness and quality of life through reducing the demand for transport, emissions and oil dependence does encourage gains in economic performance.transport, economy, transport investment, decoupling

Transport for a sustainable future the case for Europe/ Whitelegg

ix, 202 hal.: ill.; 24 cm