1st Edition
Cycling Pathways The Politics and Governance of Dutch Cycling Infrastructure, 1920-2020
By Henk-Jan Dekker
Copyright 2022
404 Pages
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Routledge
404 Pages
by
Routledge
In an effort to fight climate change, many cities try to boost their cycling levels. They often look towards the Dutch for guidance. However, historians have only begun to uncover how and why the Netherlands became the premier cycling country of the world. Why were Dutch cyclists so successful in their fight for a place on the road? Cycling Pathways: The Politics and Governance of Dutch Cycling... Read more
List of Abbreviations, List of Figures and Tables, Introduction, Introducing Cycling Governance, Taking Stock of Cycling History, Locating Cycling Governance: Sources and Methods, Part I - Roots : How Commuter and Recreational Cycling Became a Dutch Public Good, 1880s-1940s, Part II - Divergence : How Dutch Cycling Policy and Practice Persevered, 1950s-1970s, Part III - Dutch Model : How Urban Cycling Became a National Political Demand after 1970, Part III, Conclusion, Explaining Dutch Cycling Success, Making the Case for Cycling Infrastructure, Turning Beliefs into Infrastructure, Contributions, Limitations, and Further Research, Appendix 1, Appendix 2, Appendix 3, Bibliography
Biography
Henk-Jan Dekker is a historian who received his PhD in 2021 from Eindhoven University of Technology. His research interests include the history of cycling policies in relation to culture, governance, and social movements, and the history of technology.
