Vision Zero Handbook : Theory, Technology and Management for a Zero Casualty ...

Springer Nature Switzerland AG

The Vision Zero HandbookTheory, Technology and Management for a Zero Casualty Policy\nAuthor(s): Karin Edvardsson Bjrnberg, Sven Ove Hansson, Matts-ke Belin, Claes Tingvall\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG\nISBN-13: 9783030765040, 978-3030765040\nSynopsis\nThis open access handbook provides a comprehensive treatment of Vision Zero, an innovative policy on public road safety developed in Sweden. Covering all the major topics of the subject, the book starts out with a thorough examination of the philosophy, ideas and principles behind Vision Zero. It looks at conditions for the effectiveness of the policy, principles of safety and responsibility as well as critique on the policy. Next, the handbook focuses on how the Vision Zero ideas have been received and implemented in various legislations and countries worldwide. It takes into account the way Vision Zero is looked at in the context of international or.