Steering cities towards a sustainable transport system in Norway and Sweden

Towards a Sustainable Urban Transport System: Planning for Non-motorized Vehicles in Cities

A sustainable transport system must meet the mobility and accessibility needs of people by providing safe and environmentally friendly modes of transportation. This is a complex and difficult task in the mega-cities of developing countries because the needs of people belonging to various income groups are not only different, but also often conflicting in nature. For example, if a large section ...

Transport Systems and Policies for Sustainable Cities

The 20(th) century witnessed revolutionary developments in transportation technology with major impacts on the form and character of cities. Progress in increasing mobility has brought many benefits as well as serious problems, particularly in deterioration of livability and sustainability. Increase in auto ownership led to serious problems of chronic traffic congestion. Attempts to rebuild cit...

Evaluation of urban management and political Scandinavian economy (case study: Sweden and Norway)

Study on international political economy of two countries, Sweden and Norway, in international interactions allows us to examine political economy of these two countries as the case study for further understanding of macro patterns of international political economy.  Thus, understanding the power of influence of international developments in two economic and political areas in internal relatio...

Forests and Sustainable Cities

Sustainable Trees for Sustainable Cities

The idea of sustainable cities is linked to an older concept of sustainable plant communities. The theoretical basis for both is a closed system where everything is continuously recycled. Natural resources are renewed rather than depleted. In undisturbed natural areas a kind of sustainability is achieved through the natural cycles of the biosphere. However, this kind of sustainability for trees...