TRANSPORT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: CONSIDERATIONS FOR AUSTRALIA AND APPROACHES IN THE USA AND THE UK

Transport in the context of sustainable development aims to simultaneously promote the goals of economic development, environmental protection, safety, and access and equity. A brief review is made of the Commonwealth Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD) Working Group on Transport and its recommendations. The paper then presents the main themes of national approaches to transport and sustainable development in the United Kingdom and the USA, with a view to considering their applicability in the Australian context. These themes have emerged from data analysis as well as through consultations conducted in early 1998 by the Commonwealth Department of Transport and Regional Development with a range of Government and non-government bodies in the UK and United States. Suggestions on approaches and on priority actions suitable for the Australian context are made: the need for national leadership with bipartisan support and a collaborative federal approach; the need for public participation and strong stakeholder involvement; the formulation of an appropriate public education program; and funding mechanisms to ensure change. Specific actions include: different methods to measure "progress"; integration of transport with planning and environmental regulation; more reliable data and models; inclusion of freight and passengers as well as non-motorised transport; and a package of policy instruments that form the basis of long-term solutions for transport. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see IRRD abstract no. E200069.

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  NEW SOUTH WALES. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT. TRANSPORT DATA CENTRE

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  SYDNEY, NE  Australia  2001
• Authors:
  • HUTABARAT, R HARRIS
• Conference:
  • AUSTRALASIAN TRANSPORT RESEARCH FORUM (ATRF), 22ND, 1998, SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA, VOL 22, PART 1
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 99-115

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Communications; Conferences; Development; Environment; Federal government; Financing; Mathematical models; Planning; Policy; Public participation; Safety; Transportation
• Geographic Terms: Australia; United Kingdom; United States
• ITRD Terms: 9139: Accessibility; 8006: Australia; 9098: Communication; 8525: Conference; 9013: Development; 2455: Environment; 244: Financing; 183: Government (national); 6473: Mathematical model; 143: Planning; 173: Policy; 142: Public participation; 1665: Safety; 1155: Transport; 8119: United Kingdom; 8122: USA
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Safety and Human Factors; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00780599
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0-7313-2807-8
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Jan 7 2000 12:00AM