Transport Policy and Planning in Great Britain How can we manage transport in the 21st century? Peter Headicar makes sense of this large and complex field with explanations of the nature and origin of current policy and planning in Britain as well as the instruments available to national and local governments for tackling problems and fostering sustainable development. The decisions taken about policies and priorities are explored alongside the mechanisms through which choices about the future are conceived and evaluated. In particular, this book addresses the links between transport and spatial planning which are often poorly appreciated. Designed as an essential text for transport planning students and as a source of reference for planning practitioners, it also furthers understanding of related fields such as urban and regional planning, environmental studies and public policy. Based on the postgraduate course the author developed at Oxford Brookes University, this indispensable text draws on a lifetime of professional experience in the field. 

Peter Headicar is Reader in Transport Planning at Oxford Brookes where he leads the postgraduate teaching programme in transport.