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The true costs of road transport / David Maddison ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Maddison, David, 1965- | Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: ; 5. | Blueprint (Series)Publication details: London : Earthscan, c1996 [Reprinted 1999]Description: 240 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN: 1853832685; 1853832685 (pbk) :Subject(s): Economic aspects of production -- Great Britain | Environmental impact analysis -- Great BritainDDC classification: 388.110941

Contents:

1. Introduction -- 2. External Costs and Economic Efficiency -- 3. Road Transport and the Enhanced Greenhouse Effect -- 4. The Economic Costs of Air Pollution -- 5. Noise Pollution -- 6. Congestion Costs and Road Damage Costs -- 7. The External Costs of Accidents -- 8. Aggregate Externality Charges and The Taxation of Road Transport -- 9. The External Costs of Road Transport in Sweden -- 10. The External Cost of Road Transport in North America -- 11. The External Costs of Road Transport in The Netherlands -- Annexe: A Catalogue of Existing External Cost Estimates.

Summary: The last 30 years has been a period of phenomenal growth in road transport on the UK: today, 67 per cent of households have access to one or more cars. The same period has witnessed a precipitous decline in public transport, a rapid rise in the real price of both rail and bus fares, and a marked decline in the distance we travel by foot or bicycle. Yet the UK government's road-building programme and other transport policies have provoked outrage throughout the country; and, moreover, new evidence has come to light regarding the impact of benzene emissions from road transport on the incidence of asthma and the possible toll of particulate matter from diesel engines on human health.Summary: Blueprint 5 provides a detailed evaluation of the UK transport sector, and argues that without a fundamental change in policy it will inevitably continue to impose increasing costs on the natural environment, human health and the economy. It quantifies the external costs of road transport, and suggests new measures, such as road pricing and financial incentives, to pave the way to a sustainable transport system.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Books	Central Library, University of Rajshahi Reading Room	Non-fiction	388.110941 TRU 1999 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C-1	Not For Loan	GBP		B23183
Books	Central Library, University of Rajshahi	Non-fiction	388.110941 TRU 1999 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C-2	Available	GBP		B23182

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [226]-236) and index.

The last 30 years has been a period of phenomenal growth in road transport on the UK: today, 67 per cent of households have access to one or more cars. The same period has witnessed a precipitous decline in public transport, a rapid rise in the real price of both rail and bus fares, and a marked decline in the distance we travel by foot or bicycle. Yet the UK government's road-building programme and other transport policies have provoked outrage throughout the country; and, moreover, new evidence has come to light regarding the impact of benzene emissions from road transport on the incidence of asthma and the possible toll of particulate matter from diesel engines on human health.

Blueprint 5 provides a detailed evaluation of the UK transport sector, and argues that without a fundamental change in policy it will inevitably continue to impose increasing costs on the natural environment, human health and the economy. It quantifies the external costs of road transport, and suggests new measures, such as road pricing and financial incentives, to pave the way to a sustainable transport system.

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