A New Deal For Transport? The Uk'S Struggle With The Sustainable Transport Agenda

Comprising contributions from a range of experts, this volume offers a critical commentary on the government's sustainable transport policy.

• A critical commentary on the Blair government's sustainable transport policy and its implementation.
  
• Firmly rooted in an appreciation of the politics of this controversial field.
  
• Experts contribute up-to-the-minute analyses of the key issues.
  
• Will inform debate over the future of transport policy.
  
• Includes a Foreword by David Begg, Chair of the Commission for Integrated Transport.

Iain Docherty is a Research Fellow in the Department of Urban Studies at the University of Glasgow and an expert in urban governance, particularly the implementation of planning and transport policies. His previous publications include Making Tracks (1999), which looks at the transport planning system in major British cities.


Jon Shaw is a Lecturer in the Department of Geography and Environment at the University of Aberdeen. His recent work has examined the privatization of British Rail and road building in England. He is the author of Competition, Regulation and the Privatisation of British Rail (2000) and co-editor of All Change: British Railway Privatisation (2000).

Preface.

Foreword.

Notes On Contributors.

List Of Abbreviations.

Part I: Policy And Politics:.

1. Policy, Politics And Sustainable Transport: The Nature Of Labour’s Dilemma: Iain Docherty (University Of Glasgow).

2. Devolution And Sustainable Transport: Austin Smyth (Ireland’s National Institute For Transport And Logistics).

3. Local Transport Planning Under Labour: Geoff Vigar And Dominic Stead (University Of Newcastle; Delft University Of Technology).

Part II: Progress In Policy Implementation:.

4. Roads And Traffic Congestion Policies: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: William Walton (University Of Aberdeen).

5. A Railway Renaissance? Jon Shaw And John Farrington (Both At The University Of Aberdeen).

6. Light Rail And The London Underground: Richard Knowles And Peter White (University Of Salford; University Of Westminster).

7. A Thoroughbred In The Making? The Bus Industry Under Labour: John Preston (University Of Oxford).

8. Ubiquitous, Everyday Walking And Cycling: The Acid Test Of A Sustainable Transport Policy: Rodney Tolley (Staffordshire University).

9. Air Transport Policy: Reconciling Growth And Sustainability? Brian Graham (University Of Ulster).

Part III: The Future:.

10. Towards A Genuinely Sustainable Transport Agenda For The United Kingdom: Phil Goodwin (University College London).

Index