| Description |
1 online resource (413 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Urban and industrial environments
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Urban and industrial environments.
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| Summary |
A guide to today's urban cycling renaissance, with information on cycling's health benefits, safety, bikes and bike equipment, bike lanes, bike sharing, and other topics. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Cycling -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Cycling. |
| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Subject |
City traffic -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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City traffic. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: City cycling. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2012 9780262517812 (DLC) 2012006720 (OCoLC)780063831 |
| ISBN |
0262305917 (electronic book) |
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9780262305914 (electronic book) |
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1283691981 |
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9781283691987 |
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9780262517812 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0262517817 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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