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Two Devolution and the UK’s new transport policy landscape
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Abstract
This chapter examines the relationship between changing spaces of governance and transport policy across Great Britain after devolution. It evaluates the significance of the notion of geographical scale in the context of British transport policy, and discusses policy divergence and convergence. The chapter outlines the development of transport policy at the national scale, focusing particularly on the devolved jurisdictions of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and assesses developments at the subnational scale, highlighting the emergence of a stronger regional dimension in England, Scotland, and Wales.
Abstract
This chapter examines the relationship between changing spaces of governance and transport policy across Great Britain after devolution. It evaluates the significance of the notion of geographical scale in the context of British transport policy, and discusses policy divergence and convergence. The chapter outlines the development of transport policy at the national scale, focusing particularly on the devolved jurisdictions of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and assesses developments at the subnational scale, highlighting the emergence of a stronger regional dimension in England, Scotland, and Wales.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of tables, figures and boxes vi
- Foreword viii
- Preface and acknowledgements xi
- List of acronyms xvi
- Notes on contributors xix
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Policy and politics
- New deal or no new deal? A decade of ‘sustainable’ transport in the UK 3
- Devolution and the UK’s new transport policy landscape 29
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Progress in policy implementation
- Roads and traffic: from ‘predict and provide’ to ‘making best use’ 51
- Is Labour delivering a sustainable railway? 75
- Buses and light rail: stalled en route? 97
- Walking and cycling: easy wins for a sustainable transport policy? 117
- UK air travel: taking off for growth? 139
- Economic versus environmental sustainability for ports and shipping: charting a new course? 161
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Ten years since A new deal for transport – signposts to the UK’s transport future?
- Transport for London: success despite Westminster? 183
- Mind the gap! The UK’s record in European perspective 205
- Traffic jam? Policy debates after 10 years of ‘sustainable’ transport 231
- Index 241
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of tables, figures and boxes vi
- Foreword viii
- Preface and acknowledgements xi
- List of acronyms xvi
- Notes on contributors xix
-
Policy and politics
- New deal or no new deal? A decade of ‘sustainable’ transport in the UK 3
- Devolution and the UK’s new transport policy landscape 29
-
Progress in policy implementation
- Roads and traffic: from ‘predict and provide’ to ‘making best use’ 51
- Is Labour delivering a sustainable railway? 75
- Buses and light rail: stalled en route? 97
- Walking and cycling: easy wins for a sustainable transport policy? 117
- UK air travel: taking off for growth? 139
- Economic versus environmental sustainability for ports and shipping: charting a new course? 161
-
Ten years since A new deal for transport – signposts to the UK’s transport future?
- Transport for London: success despite Westminster? 183
- Mind the gap! The UK’s record in European perspective 205
- Traffic jam? Policy debates after 10 years of ‘sustainable’ transport 231
- Index 241
