As the countries of Central and Eastern Europe undergo radical economic upheavals, the question of pan-European transport is brought very sharply into focus. The transport system cannot be viewed simply in terms of the volume of traffic moving from one particular place to another, but must be seen as a whole both theoretically and pragmatically in terms of specific projects. What infrastructure is to be selected? Which method of organising transport markets is to be preferred? How can needs logically dictated by urgency -- catering to expanding traffic flows despite inadequate transport networks - be reconciled with longer term imperatives such as environmental protection and integrating Central and Eastern Europe into a vast area of cultural and economic relations? (Author/publisher)
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