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Transport services play a major role in trade and in the national economy, but most of all in the everyday lives of people. They are essential to a modern society and people expect that they will be there when required and that they will function properly, even though they know that transport imposes a substantial cost burden on the community. However, it is not only a question of cost: transport also has significant effects on the quality of the environment and has both direct and indirect health impacts, causing millions of deaths and injuries each year in car accidents alone (Table 1). These side effects result in enormous real costs to society which so far have been virtually ignored in economic and development planning. Not only is it necessary to integrate the transport sector into all aspects of planning, but it is also necessary for the transport sector to accept liability for these environmental and health costs.
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Tolba, M.K., El-Kholy, O.A. (1992). Transport. In: Tolba, M.K., El-Kholy, O.A. (eds) The World Environment 1972–1992. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2280-1_14
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