Böcker av David Metz

"Sponsored by the California Department of Industrial Relations"

Travel is central to our lives. The transport system brings us the goods and services that we need and allows us to access the experiences and opportunities that we seek. Yet our transport system has many problems: congestion and overcrowding, noise, air pollution and carbon emissions, deaths and injuries, and the intrusion of vehicles into unsuitable locations. Much effort and money has been devoted to tackling these problems, over many years, but progress is slow.

As affluence grows, it gets easier to travel faster and further. This book examines the inadequacies inherent in the thinking, along with the resulting problems, such as pollution, congestion and noise. It highlights the impact of the rapid increase in car use in China and India, and explores the general travel experience.