AN INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE ON MOTORISATION IN URBAN CHINA

摘要: During a period of economic reform, the People’s Republic China has emerged as an important market for multinational automob ile manufacturers and source concern “sustainable transport” advocates worried about long-term sustainability systems base d on private automobiles fossil fuels. Much growth in China’s motor vehicle fleet negative consequences that been conce ntrated large, economically dynamic coastal cities. Based large standardised 1995 database urban transport, this paper compares characteristics three largest cities with around world. This international comparative perspective suggests 1995, Chinese still had exceptionally high use non-motorised public transport modes. However, some these indicated potential extensive rapid vehicles which could generate significant problems future. In particular, relatively population density lack reserved routes suggested highly concentrated impacts were place, while means moving numbers people lesser polluting modes than not place. Finally, data investment freeways early 1990s conditions being created continued motorisation. While ways approximated ideal, is likely to have already changed substantially.