MAKING SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT POLITICALLY AND PUBLICLY ACCEPTABLE: LESSONS FROM THE EU, USA AND CANADA

This chapter develops the concepts of sustainable transport and energy use through reviewing trends and the policy measures being proposed in the European Union (EU), the United States of America (USA) and Canada. The authors then explore the case of political and public acceptability for change and then they look to developing some guidelines for action. The focus of the paper is primarily on the passenger transport sector.

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