Policy Press

Transport Truths

Planning Methods and Ethics for Global Futures

By Greg Griffin

Published

May 20, 2025

Page count

176 pages

Browse the series

Urban Transport Futures

ISBN

978-1529227451

Dimensions

234 x 156 mm

Imprint

Bristol University Press

Published

May 20, 2025

Page count

176 pages

Browse the series

Urban Transport Futures

ISBN

978-1529227475

Dimensions

234 x 156 mm

Imprint

Bristol University Press
Transport Truths

Ideal for researchers and practitioners looking for fresh approaches to transport problems, this book combines cutting-edge qualitative and qualitative knowledge to inform transport futures. It uses engaging case studies of the Banjul Airport Expansion in The Gambia, and the Interstate 35 development project in Austin, US to show how and why a transdisciplinary approach can result in better planning decisions.

As cities grow, shrink and re-organize, with access provided by transport infrastructure, this book demonstrates the value of critical realism to create lasting, positive impacts on society and the environment.

Greg P. Griffin coordinates research with the Oregon Department of Transportation. While writing this book, he was an Associate Professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

1. Introduction: Methods and Ethics for Transport Analysis

2. A Biased History of Transport Futures

3. Seeing Trees through Random Forests

4. Why and How Matter Now

5. Confronting Wicked Problems in Austin, Texas

6. Development and Capital at the Banjul Airport in the Gambia

7. Triangulating Transport Knowledge

8. Conclusion: Speaking Truths to Power