Introduction to Transit Oriented Development and Sustainable Cities: Economics, Community and Methods

Richard D. Knowles and Fiona Ferbrache

Chapter 1 in Transit Oriented Development and Sustainable Cities, 2019, pp 1-10 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter opens the volume on transit oriented development (TOD) and sustainable cities: economics, community and methods, which provides new dimensions and a contemporary focus on sustainable transport, urban development and regeneration across a wide range of countries and levels of development. This chapter introduces TOD and identifies links between transport investment, TOD and sustainability in a historical and contemporary context. The chapter also outlines the book’s contents.

Keywords: Economics and Finance; Environment; Geography; Politics and Public Policy Urban and Regional Studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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