Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Environmental Fiscal Challenges for Cities and Transport |
| Editors | Marta Villar Ezcurra, Janet E. Milne, Hope Ashiabor, Mikael Skou Andersen |
| Place of Publication | Cheltenham UK |
| Publisher | Edward Elgar Publishing |
| Chapter | 10 |
| Pages | 139-153 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Edition | 1st |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781789904185 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781789904178 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Publication series
| Name | Critical Issues in Environmental Taxation |
|---|---|
| Volume | XXI |
Keywords
- road transport
- congestion
- Australia
- taxation
- sustainable development
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An environmental take on Australia's traffic congestion 'crisis' : using road pricing to achieve sustainable transport. / Johnston, Vanessa.
Environmental Fiscal Challenges for Cities and Transport. ed. / Marta Villar Ezcurra; Janet E. Milne; Hope Ashiabor; Mikael Skou Andersen. 1st. ed. Cheltenham UK : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019. p. 139-153 (Critical Issues in Environmental Taxation; Vol. XXI).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
TY - CHAP
T1 - An environmental take on Australia's traffic congestion 'crisis'
T2 - using road pricing to achieve sustainable transport
AU - Johnston, Vanessa
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Major Australian cities are facing a traffic congestion ‘crisis’, the result of unsustainable transport behaviours such as excessive importance and reliance on private vehicle transport. While engineering, infrastructure and economic-based solutions have been proposed to alleviate the symptoms of congestion, these do not address its underlying causes relating to unsustainable transport behaviours. Regulatory solutions that contribute to alleviating congestion can be identified by alternatively approaching congestion from an environmental perspective, as a challenge for achieving sustainable development in relation to indicators such as liveable cities and climate change. On the premise that congestion is an environmental externality of transport, environmental taxation literature can be used to guide the development of regulatory measures that create an integrated system-wide transport pricing scheme to promote sustainable transport.
AB - Major Australian cities are facing a traffic congestion ‘crisis’, the result of unsustainable transport behaviours such as excessive importance and reliance on private vehicle transport. While engineering, infrastructure and economic-based solutions have been proposed to alleviate the symptoms of congestion, these do not address its underlying causes relating to unsustainable transport behaviours. Regulatory solutions that contribute to alleviating congestion can be identified by alternatively approaching congestion from an environmental perspective, as a challenge for achieving sustainable development in relation to indicators such as liveable cities and climate change. On the premise that congestion is an environmental externality of transport, environmental taxation literature can be used to guide the development of regulatory measures that create an integrated system-wide transport pricing scheme to promote sustainable transport.
KW - road transport
KW - congestion
KW - Australia
KW - taxation
KW - sustainable development
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DO - 10.4337/9781789904185.00022
M3 - Chapter (Book)
SN - 9781789904178
T3 - Critical Issues in Environmental Taxation
SP - 139
EP - 153
BT - Environmental Fiscal Challenges for Cities and Transport
A2 - Villar Ezcurra, Marta
A2 - Milne, Janet E.
A2 - Ashiabor, Hope
A2 - Skou Andersen, Mikael
PB - Edward Elgar Publishing
CY - Cheltenham UK
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