• ISBN13: 9781032825380
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Economics
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
• Publisher Imprint: Rout India
• Publication Date: August 12, 2023
• Pages: 128
• Original Price: 1295.0 INR
• Language: English
• Edition: South Asia Edition
• Item Weight: 500 grams

This book explores one of the most prevailing problems of the contemporary urban world, i.e. traffic congestion and its economic, environmental, and health implications. Generally viewed as an urban menace, the problem of traffic congestion has huge economic implications, which are often overlooked by urban planners. This book examines and quantifies the costs and adverse consequences and of traffic congestion, which include emissions, loss of productive hours, fuel wastage, and the adverse effects on the health of commuters, among others. It provides a comprehensive and scientific understanding of the underlying problems of traffic gridlocks by analyzing empirical evidence from Bengaluru, a city in South India. It also offers solutions and highlights innovative measures that draw from both economic and engineering perspectives to counter and reduce the tangible and intangible costs of traffic conjestion.