
Light Rail Transit Systems
61 Lessons in Sustainable Urban Development
Description
Key Features
- Presents applied research by experienced practitioners and academic researchers
- Draws on more than 50 cases from Europe, the Middle East, the UK and US
- Incorporates five themes on why it’s important to invest in light rail, including effective mobility, and for an efficient city, economy, environment and equity
- Includes a checklist for planning public transport projects
Readership
Transportation and Urban Planning researchers and graduate students. Transportation and Urban Planning practitioners, such as planners, designers, engineers, consultants, and project managers. Transportation policy-makers in cities considering light rail
Table of Contents
1. Light Rail in Bird’s Eye View
2. What is Light Rail?
3. Light Rail Returns
4. Argumentation in Favor of Light Rail
5. Augmented Quality Due to Light Rail
6. Costs-Benefits of Light Rail Revised
7. Making Light Rail
8. Investing in the City
Product details
- No. of pages: 238
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Elsevier 2018
- Published: June 20, 2018
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128147849
- eBook ISBN: 9780128147856
About the Authors
Rob van Der Bijl

Affiliations and Expertise
Niels Van Oort

Affiliations and Expertise
Bert Bukman

Affiliations and Expertise
Ratings and Reviews
Latest reviews
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Donald M. Wed Jan 09 2019
As I suspected.
As I suspected.
Mac A. Sun Jun 03 2018
Dedicated Experinced Professionals
When one reads the books or articles written by the well-experienced individuals, one will get the get the first core details in the subject matter. Professor Niels van Oort has taught me at Delft University of Technology ( short course), and he is full of experience which some of us are tapping. And because of their vast experiences, I keep on visiting the Delft University of Technology.