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This chapter elaborates the perspective of sustainable transports by explaining the benefits of using public transports and active modes. As well as to reduce the number of private vehicles on the roads, sustainable transports also aimed to reduce the road accidents. In addition, sustainable transport is among the big agendas in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that need to be taken into account for planning future cities for our generation. Together with the explanation on sustainable transports, this chapter also highlights several improvements that can be executed in the planning for a sustainable transportation system by adapting the avoid-promote-alternative mitigation strategies.
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Sukor, N.S.A., Basri, N.K. (2019). Sustainable Transports. In: Travel Behaviour Modification (TBM) Program for Adolescents in Penang Island. SpringerBriefs on Case Studies of Sustainable Development. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2505-2_1
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