Urban Transport Development: A Complex Issue (Hardcover, 2005)

Some Basic Perspectives.- Towards a More Holistic Approach to Urban Transport Studies.- How to Describe Large Technical Systems and Their Changes over Time?.- The Meaning of the Words 'Complex' and 'Complexity'.- Urban Transport Systems Today: a Variety of Complexity.- Responding to the Complex Transport Needs of Dispersed Wealthy Cities: a Comparison of Melbourne, Australia and Toronto, Canada.- Urban Public Transport in an International Perspective.- An Analysis of the Situation in Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania from an Institutional Coordination Perspective.- Towards Sustainable Urban Transport in China: The Role of Bus Rapid Transit Systems.- The Complex Relationships between Motorized Mobility, Societal Development and Sustainability.- Coping with Complexity: Some Analytical Perspectives.- Progress in Coping with Complex Urban Transport Problems in the United States.- Self-organizing Systems and Innovations in Asian Cities.- Urban Transport in Africa: Opportunities for Maximising Intervention in Complex Systems.- Examples of Positive Changes of Complex Urban Transport Problems in Europe.- The Role of Actors in Coping with Urban Transport Development.- The "Non-Technical" Issues that Create Barriers to Successful Implementation of Urban Transport Projects in Developing Countries.- Portland and Smart Growth: What you can Learn from the Portland Experience.- Complex Urban Transport in Europe: Tackling Problems, Finding Solutions.- Economic Impact of Light Rail Investments: Summary of the Results for 15 Urban Areas in France, Germany, UK and North America.- Challenges in Dealing with the Complexity of Urban Transport.- How do Political Actors Deal with the Complexity of Urban Transport Development?.- Academic Studies of Complex Engineered Systems: How this New Knowledge can be Used to Improve Education and Practice for Mobility.- Safety and Sustainable Urban Transport.- How does VREF Proceed?.