A Very Public Solution
Transport in the Dispersed City
$54.99
- Paperback
344 pages
- Release Date
29 February 1996
Summary
Why is public transport so poor in Australian cities? Why can’t it be more like the fast, convenient systems in Europe? Unlike Europeans, most urban Australians live on far-flung suburban blocks rather than in high-density apartments. Most urban travel is to widespread suburban locations rather than to the city centre. It is often argued that fast, efficient public transport is impossible in our dispersed cities. In A Very Public Solution, Paul Mees compares Melbourne’s public transport sys…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522848670 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0522848672 |
| Author: | Paul Mees |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 344 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 29 February 1996 |
| Weight: | 456g |
| Dimensions: | 220mm x 144mm x 24mm |
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About The Author
Paul Mees
Dr Paul Mees OAM (1961 2013) lectured in Urban Transport Planning and Public Transport in the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne and was Associate Professor in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies at RMIT University. A frequent media commentator on public transport issues, he was President of the Public Transport Users Association (Vic) from 1992 to 2001. In 2014 he was recognised for his achievements and posthumously awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for ‘service to public transport and urban planning as an academic and advocate for creating sustainable cities’.
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