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Air quality and the environmental transport policy discourse in Oxford (2004)
Journal Article
Parkhurst, G. (2004). Air quality and the environmental transport policy discourse in Oxford. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 9(6), 419-436. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2004.08.001

The emergence of poor air quality as a major urban transport problem is considered through the case of Oxford (UK). The relevance of the Oxford policy approach for air quality management is appraised. The level of oxides of nitrogen emitted from larg... Read More about Air quality and the environmental transport policy discourse in Oxford.

Bussing between hegemonies: The dominant 'frame' in Oxford's transport policies (2004)
Journal Article
Parkhurst, G., & Dudley, G. (2004). Bussing between hegemonies: The dominant 'frame' in Oxford's transport policies. Transport Policy, 11(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0967-070X%2803%2900014-3

In 1972, a revolution in local transport policy in Oxford resulted in the dominant doctrine of the previous 30 years-providing for car use-being replaced by an alternative policy 'frame' focussed around the promotion of bus use. Although subsequently... Read More about Bussing between hegemonies: The dominant 'frame' in Oxford's transport policies.