To the best of our knowledge a multidisciplinary book that introduces the reader to the transport system, its eff ects on accessibility, the environment and safety, and policy and related research does not yet exist. Other books generally discuss transport from the viewpoint of one discipline, for example economics, or focus on one policy- relevant eff ect, for example the environment. This book aims to fill the gap. The book is written primarily for educational purposes, for use either in courses at universities or in other education programmes or self-study. We realize that we do not cover all of the expectations that some readers would like to see included. We only aim to give a general introduction to the transport system, its effects on society and policy. This book is based on a Dutch language book (Verkeer en Vervoer in Hoofdlijnen) that was published in 2002 and updated in 2009. The 2002 book was sold out within seven years (2500 copies) and is used at several universities and in several professional education programmes. We did not just translate the book, but replaced most Dutch cases and examples with ones from other countries, added international literature and added a chapter. (Author/publisher)
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