This timely book calls for a paradigm shift in urban transport, which remains one of the critically uncertain aspects of the sustainability transformation of our societies. It argues that the potential of human scale thinking needs to be recognised, both in understanding people on the move in...

pt. I. Accessibility concepts : new approaches -- pt. II. Dimensions of local accessibility -- pt. III. Economic valuation of accessibility effects -- pt. IV. Accessibility, social equity and exclusion -- pt. V. Transport planning and accessibility measurements.

pt. I: Introduction -- pt. II: Equity issues in population accessibility -- pt. III: Equity in access to daily activities and services -- pt. IV: Efficiency of railroads and train station access -- pt. V: Accessibility evaluation and appraisal.