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The Impact of Traffic onUrban Areas

»Why has traffic in urban areasincreased?

»What are the damaging effects ofincreased traffic in urban areas?

»How can transport systems inurban areas be managed to reducethe damaging effects of increasedtraffic?

Why has traffic in urbanareas increased?

»More disposable income - increasedcar ownership

»Commuters - Work, shopping,entertainment

»Reduction in use of public transport

»Increased amount of road freight

What are the damagingeffects of increasedtraffic?

»Environmental

»Economic

»Social

Environmental

»Air pollution from exhausts

»Noise pollution

»Visual pollution of motorways

»Loss of land

Economic

»Congestion

»Cost of building and maintainingroads

»Use of non-renewable resources

»Cost of petrol

Petrol Prices

Social

»Danger of accidents

»Health problems

»Destruction of property

»Damage to foundations

»Overcrowding on public transport

Management of urbantransport

»Exclude or reduce traffic

»Congestion Charge

»Toll roads

»Try to reduce pollution

»Improve public transport

»Smaller and more affordableschemes

Investigation

»What schemes have beenimplemented into MEDC cities inorder to reduce the impacts oftraffic?

»How successful have these been?