City cycling / edited by John Pucher and Ralph Buehler.

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Urban and industrial environments.
Other Authors: Pucher, John R.
Buehler, Ralph
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [2012], ©2012.
Series:Urban and industrial environments.
Subjects:
Cycling > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
City traffic > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Genre:
Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Physical Description:xiii, 393 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: Cycling for sustainable transport / John Pucher, Ralph Buehler
  • International overview: cycling trends in Western Europe, North America, and Australia / Ralph Buehler, John Pucher
  • Health benefits of cycling / Jan Garrard, Chris Rissel, Adrian Bauman
  • Effective speed: cycling because it's "faster" / Paul Tranter
  • Developments in bicycle equipment and its role in promoting cycling as a travel mode / Kristin Lovejoy, Susan Handy
  • Bicycling infrastructure for mass cycling: a transatlantic comparison / Peter G. Furth
  • Cycling safety / Peter L. Jacobson, Harry Rutter
  • Integration of cycling with public transportation / John Pucher, Ralph Buehler
  • Bikesharing across the globe / Susan A. Shaheen, Stacey Guzman, Hua Zhang
  • Women and cycling / Jan Garrard, Susan Handy, Jennifer Dill
  • Children and cycling / Noreen C. McDonald
  • Cycling in small cities / Susan Handy, Eva Heinen, Kevin J. Krizek
  • Big city cycling in Europe, North America, and Australia / Ralph Buehler, John Pucher
  • Cycling in megacities: London, Paris, New York, and Tokyo / John Pucher, Emmanuel De Lanversin, Takahiro Suzuki, John Whitelegg
  • Promoting cycling for daily travel: conclusions and lessons from across the globe / John Pucher, Ralph Buehler.