Motorization and Sustainable Development in Asian Cities

This book traces trends and development in Asian economies, motorization and urbanization and their implications in Asia over the last thirty years. During this period, the region saw an explosion in the growth of Asian economies and cities, and in the use of motor vehicles. A study conducted by the authors for the World Bank and UNDPO in the latter's Programme for Economic Reform through Enhanced Transport and communications, which sought to develop a generic urban transport strategy for m...