Environmental criteria for the selection of mass transit options for developing cities

Abstract

This presentation outlines the contribution that transport makes to the world's environmental problems. It then comments on the policy options available to improve transport efficiency, with particular reference to mass transit improvements, which are discussed in relation to key environmental issues. These include not only pollution and other physical impacts directly affecting human wellbeing, natural ecosystems and global climate, but also socio-economic and urban infrastructure characteristics of less developed countries