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Road Transport and Health Paperback - 1997 - 1st Edition

Name: Road Transport and Health
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Author: British Medical Association
ISBN: 9780727911971

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From the rear cover

Transport affects everyone--it enables access to social activities, employment, leisure, goods and services. But with traffic levels estimated to nearly double by the year 2025, there is cause for concern. Strategies to reduce the harmful effects of motor vehicles such as emission controls are welcome, but are likely to be outweighed by the projected increases in motor traffic over the next 25 years.

Without a fundamental shift in policy away from the care to other forms of transport, it is inevitable that the transport sector will continue to impose large and growing costs on human health and the environment.

This BMA report serves to highlight the many ways in which transport policy affects health, considering not the more obvious effects such as accidents and pollution but also other consequences of transport policy such as the decline of public transport services, particularly in rural areas, the lowering of the quality of life of inner-city residents and the associated lack of physical activity leading to unhealthy lifestyles.

As well as making recommendations and suggesting some possible solutions, this report aims to promote a broader debate of transport policy and health, which will highlight to the medical profession, public and government the many adverse effects that certain transport policies may have on our health and environment.

This report will be of interest to all member of the public and is essential reading for students, policy makers, town planners, environmental health experts, doctors and other health care professionals.

Details

Title Road Transport and Health
Author Bma; British Medical Association; Lastbritish Medical Association
Binding Paperback
Edition number 1st
Edition 1
Pages 108
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Blackwell Publishers, London
Date 1997-09-09
ISBN 9780727911971 / 072791197X
Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
Dimensions 9.38 x 7.64 x 0.27 in (23.83 x 19.41 x 0.69 cm)
Dewey Decimal Code 610.6

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The British Medical Association is the professional association and registered trade union for doctors in the United Kingdom. The association does not regulate or certify doctors, a responsibility which lies with the General Medical Council.