Introduction: the stakes of transport policy in social science research.
German Policy Studies › Vol. 2 Nbr. 4, October 2002
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Introduction: the stakes of transport policy in social science research.
Introduction
In a mobile world, transport affects nearly everyone. Accordingly, transport policy tends to be a rather contended field in politics at all levels, from small neighbourhoods up to the European Union. The reasons for conflicting opinions include questions of sustainability (air pollution), governance (privatisation, separation of infrastructure and services), as well as development of new infrastructures (urban public transport, motorways, airports) and social inequalities (access). Still, while vast amounts of research on transport issues have been conducted not only by engineers, planners and economists, but also by social scien...See the full content of this document
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