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Abstract： |
“Traffic in Towns: A Study of the Long Term Problems of Traffic in Urban Areas” is a book published in 1963, when UK was experiencing her rapid urbanization and motorization. Colin Buchanan, the author of the book, first delineated the grand challenge to the society brought by the rapid motorization, further established a working theory, conducted practical studies
on four selected towns in UK, and drew lessons from current practices in European countries and US, trying to find solutions for the government to achieve harmonious co-existence between motor cars and citizens. The book contains puzzles and thoughts from UK people against their domestic rapid motorization, therefore shedding lights on China for making countermeasures to urban transportation development at a similar stage. |
