Links, Sources and Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements

This site owes a great deal of debt to the work of J.H. Crawford. Visit his excellent website at carfree.com based on his book.

Another site that greatly influenced my thinking was tbus.org.uk who are campaigning to bring quiet, clean electric trolleybuses back to London.

And you should also check out Richard Register’s book EcoCities, Rebuilding Cities in Balance with Nature. Find out more at ecocitybuilders.org

Richard Register argues for high density eco-cities with, amongst other features, bridges between buildings

Sources

21 Reasons to Give Up Driving

According to a study by Prudential Car Insurance, owning a car in the UK costs an average of £416 per month. When questioned, however, over a half of drivers estimated monthly costs to be under a £100.

Britain's Driving Costs Accelerate

Obesity is set to overtake smoking as the number one cause of preventable deaths in the UK.

Obesity will 'Become the Norm'

Pollution levels inside cars are 2 to 4 times that experienced by pedestrians and cyclists.

Stolen Life: Death and Illness Caused by Air Pollution

And as car alarms and anti-theft devices become more sophisticated, criminals are turning to violent car-jackings instead.

The Growing Trend of Car-Jacking

Occasionally new cars will suffer from a potentially fatal problem, like the bonnet unexpectedly opening at speed. Even when manufacturers are aware of such problems, drivers are not always informed.

Watchdog: Renault Clio

Cars, the Trouble With

Car exhaust is made up of carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and numerous other toxic substances which, as well as intensifying respiratory problems like asthma and bronchitis, are also harmful to the blood and coronary system and can even cause cancer. Every year, poor air quality is thought to be responsible for some 32,000 premature deaths here in the UK, of which road traffic is the single greatest contributor.

Air Pollution Causes Early Deaths

Exhaust Emissions

Sustainability

Smaller, more diverse farms are actually more efficient than large scale agribusiness.

Bigger But Not Better

Links

Carfree UK are a group promoting carfree development and its environmental, social, financial and health benefits here in the UK.

Zedfactory are the people behind BedZED and similar low carbon, low impact projects.

BedZED by Zedfactory

Quietrevolution offers elegant, near-silent wind turbines for urban environments.

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