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  Chapter 1 Adelaide: innovations in transport systems, infrastructure and services
  Introduction; Overview of Adelaide and its transport systems; The O-Bahn guided busway; The Southern Expressway – a fully reversible road; Bus priority and public transport information; Conclusion
  Chapter 2 Vehicular pollution in Bangalore: an overview
  General history; The British Cantonment; After India's independence; Population; Parks and gardens; Meteorological conditions; Growth of motor vehicles in Bangalore; Status of air pollution in Bangalore; Pollution due to automobiles in Bangalore city; Air pollutant concentration at selected junctions; Ambient air quality; Some efforts taken by the authority to reduce vehicular pollution levels; Measures for reducing vehicular pollutants
  Chapter 3 Impact assessment of Bilbao's metro
  Introduction; Database; Methodology; Results; Conclusions
  Chapter 4 Innovating urban public transport: some recent developments in the Netherlands
  Introduction; A view on the transport system; Seamless multi-modal mobility; Using ICT for improving urban transport; Urban spatial development; A Dutch case: Phileas in Eindhoven; Conclusions and discussion
  Chapter 5 Transport and air quality in Santiago, Chile  
  Urban characteristics of Santiago; Trip characteristics; Transport and air quality evolution in Santiago (1991–2001); The 2001–2010 urban transport plan for Santiago; Conclusions
  Chapter 6 Transport air pollution in São Paulo, Brazil: advances in control programs in the last 15 years
  Introduction; City traffic and transport programs; Air pollution control programs;Air emissions; Air quality; Air quality trend in the central area; The future
  Chapter 7 Issues in transportation planning – the Singapore experience
  Introduction; Land use and transport planning; Travel demand management; Public transport operations; Traffic engineering and control; Conclusion
  Chapter 8 Development of an integrated transportation system in Thessaloniki: current situation and future prospects
  Introduction; Trip and vehicle characteristics in T.M.A.; Presentation of the existing transportation system; Planned major transport infrastructure projects; Evaluation of transport infrastructure scenarios through the use of modelling; Transport telematics applications; Traffic and air pollution; Conclusions