Transportation and Public Health: An Integrated Approach to Policy, Planning, and Implementation

Transportation and Public Health: An Integrated Approach to Policy, Planning, and Implementation
ISBN-10
0128167742
ISBN-13
9780128167748
Category
Transportation
Pages
360
Language
English
Published
2019-06-15
Publisher
Elsevier
Authors
Michael Meyer, Sam Elrahman

Description

Transportation and Public Health: An Integrated Approach to Policy, Planning, and Implementation helps current and future transportation professionals integrate public health considerations into their transportation planning, thus supporting sustainability and promoting societal health and well-being. The book defines key issues, describes potential solutions, and provides detailed examples of how solutions have been implemented worldwide. In addition, it demonstrates how to identify gaps in existing policy frameworks. Addressing a critical and emerging urgent need in transportation and public health research, the book creates a coherent, inclusive and interdisciplinary framework for understanding. By integrating principles from transportation planning and engineering, health management, economics, social and organizational psychology, the book deepens understanding of these multiple perspectives and tensions inherent in integrating public health and transportation planning and policy implementation. Bridges the gap between transport and public health, two fields that have traditionally traveled on separate and parallel tracks Synthesizes key research and practice literature Includes teaching and learning aids, such as case studies, chapter objectives, summaries and discussion questions

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