Urban Transport Trends and Policies in China and India: Impacts of Rapid Economic Growth
@article{Pucher2007UrbanTT, title={Urban Transport Trends and Policies in China and India: Impacts of Rapid Economic Growth}, author={J. Pucher and Z. Peng and N. Mittal and Y. Zhu and Nisha Korattyswaroopam}, journal={Transport Reviews}, year={2007}, volume={27}, pages={379 - 410} }
Abstract This paper provides a comparative overview of urban transport in the world’s two most populous countries: China and India. Cities in both countries are suffering from severe and worsening transport problems: air pollution, noise, traffic injuries and fatalities, congestion, parking shortages, energy use, and a lack of mobility for the poor. The urban transport crisis in China and India results from continuing population growth, urbanization, suburban sprawl, rising incomes, and… CONTINUE READING
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