ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: PLANNING FOR TRAFFIC

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IS DEFINED AS THE METHOD FOR PROTECTING AN AREA FROM THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF MOTOR TRAFFIC, USING MEASURES DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE ENTRY OF EXTRANEOUS TRAFFIC. EXAMPLES OF EXISTING PROBLEMS AND THE METHODS FOR DEALING WITH THEM ARE GIVEN FROM NUMEROUS EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN TOWNS AND CITIES. LONG-TERM AND SHORT-TERM SOLUTIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS, PEDESTRIAN ACCESS, TRAFFIC POLLUTION, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, AND THE TECHNIQUES FOR CHANGE ARE DISCUSSED. ESTABLISHED PRINCIPLES ARE APPLIED TO PRACTICAL CASE STUDIES IN SEVERAL EXAMPLES TO SHOW WHAT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE ENVIRONMENT BY CONTROLLING VEHICULAR TRAFFIC. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  McGraw-Hill, Incorporated

  330 West 42nd Street
  New York, NY  United States  10036
• Authors:
  • ANTONIOU, J
• Publication Date: 1972

Media Info

• Pagination: 171 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Environmental impacts; Pedestrians; Pollution; Public transit; Traffic
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223781
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 9 1972 12:00AM