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Pandemic in the Metropolis: Transportation Impacts and Recovery
Pandemic in the Metropolis: Transportation Impacts and Recovery
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This book examines the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on urban mobility and transportation, focusing on the California region. It explores how the pandemic has affected vulnerable populations, the transportation industry, and alternative forms of work, shopping, and travel. It provides quantitative data supported by illustrations and graphs to help transportation professionals, policymakers, and students understand policies and strategies for positive change in urban transport in the post-pandemic period.
Format: Hardback
Length: 345 pages
Publication date: 23 July 2022
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
This comprehensive book brings together a collection of original empirical studies that delve into the profound impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on urban mobility and transportation, along with the corresponding policy responses. Focusing specifically on the California region, the book leverages its local expertise to offer valuable insights that can be applied to other regions and metropolitan areas.
The book explores the multifaceted effects of the pandemic on vulnerable populations within cities. It delves into the profound disruptions caused by the pandemic on the transportation industry, particularly public transit, but also extends its reach to other sectors and economic interests that rely on transportation, such as freight trucking, retail, and food industries, as well as the gig economy. The book investigates the profound impact of the viral outbreak on automobile traffic, air quality, traffic safety, and the emergence of alternative work, shopping, and travel practices that have been necessitated by the unprecedented conditions imposed on society.
The book is enriched with quantitative data, accompanied by illustrations and graphs, making it an invaluable resource for transportation professionals, policymakers, and students alike. By delving into the policies and strategies that can foster positive change in urban transport during the post-pandemic period, this book serves as a valuable guide for navigating the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
Weight: 711g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031001475
Edition number: 1st ed. 2023
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