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Transforming cities with transit : transit and land-use integration for sustainable urban development
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Transforming Cities with Transit' explores the complex process of transit and land-use integration in rapidly growing cities in developing countries. As one of the most promising strategies for adv...
Transforming Cities with Transit' explores the complex process of transit and land-use integration in rapidly growing cities in developing countries. As one of the most promising strategies for advancing environmental sustainability, economic competitiveness, and socially inclusive development in fast-growing cities, transit and land-use integration is increasingly being embraced by policy-makers at all levels of government. This book focuses on identifying barriers to and opportunities for effective coordination of transport infrastructure and urban development. Global best-case practices of
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- Hiroaki Suzuki, Robert Cervero, and Kanako Iuchi
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- English
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- Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2013
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- 9781299160378, 1299160379, 9780821397503, 0821397508, 0821397451
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- ocn829460279
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- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Glossary; B; C; E; F; G; L; M; N; P; S; T; V; Message to City Leaders in Developing Countries; Overview; Transit and Land-Use Integration; Global Best Cases of Transit and Land-Use Integration; Boxes; O.1 Transforming a vision into a conceptual image of the future metropolis; Figures; BO.1.1 Copenhagen's "Finger Plan" for urban development; BO.1.2 Singapore's "Constellation Plan" for urban development; Lessons from Case Studies in Developing Countries
- O.1 The Maritime Square residential-retail project developed by the Mass Transit Railway of Hong Kong SAR, ChinaO.2 Articulated versus average density; BO.2.1 Importance of articulated density for mass transit; BO.2.2 Transit-oriented spatial development in Curitiba and Bogota; Toward Transit and Land-Use Integration; O.2 A healthy conversation between transit and land-use planning officials; O.3 Preconditions for successful integration of transit and land use; Core Lessons on Transit Investments and Urban Growth; Roles of Development Financial Institutions; Conclusion; References
- 1. Introduction: Critical Challenges Facing Cities and Urban TransportExpanding Cities, Shrinking Green Space; 1.1 What is bus rapid transit?; B1.1.1 Bus rapid transit in Curitiba, Brazil; 1.2 Urban growth in Tehran; B1.2.1 Aerial views of metropolitan Tehran, 1986 and 2009; 1.3 Urban expansion in the Jakarta metropolitan area; B1.3.1 Aerial views of metropolitan Jakarta, 1976-2004; B1.3.2 Density of metropolitan Jakarta, 1988 and 2011; Cities for Cars, Not for People; 1.1 Actual and projected number of motorized vehicles in the world, 1975-2050
- 1.2 Urban density and transport-related energy consumption in selected cities1.3 Actual and projected global CO[sub(2)] emissions from the transport sector, 1980-2030; Integrating Transit and Land Use toward Sustainable Urban Development; 1.4 A tale of two cities: Atlanta and Barcelona; B1.4.1 Built-up area of Atlanta and Barcelona, 1990; 1.4 Urban space taken up by cars, motorbikes, and buses; 1.5 What is transit-oriented development?; B1.5.1 Key features of the eco-block concept; B1.5.2 Transit-oriented development in metropolitan Washington, DC
- 1.6 Economic cities as ecological cities: The World Bank's Eco[sup(2)] initiativeB1.6.1 The Eco[sup(2)] integrated approach to development; Tables; 1.1 Constraints on coordinating transit and land-use planning; Study Objectives, Framework, and Methodology; 1.5 Urban form of Curitiba and São Paulo, Brazil; 1.6 Study framework; Structure of This Book; Notes; References; 2. Lessons from Sustainable Transit-Oriented Cities; 2.1 Transit ridership and vehicle kilometers traveled per capita in selected global cities; 2.2 Population density and transit ridership in selected global cities
- Transit and Land-Use Integration in Adaptive Cities