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THE JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC SCIENCES: THEORY AND PRACTICE, V.73, # 2, 2016, pp. 73-82

“TRAFFIC GROWTH IN THE CONTEXT OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT - WHAT TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES CAN BE

TAKEN?”

Ramiz Babayev
MA, PhD candidate in Environmental Sciences,
School of Environmental Sciences – University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK, Roxby
Building (R 3.024), L69 7ZT, Liverpool, UK, [email protected]

Received 20 September 2016; accepted 16 December 2016;
published online 26 December 2016

Abstract
Transport is vital for economic development. Economic development is causing
traffic growth. Growth of traffic causes various economic, social and environmental
problems. This article explores how effective traffic calming measures should be
used in order to avoid environmental problems. The article reveals best traffic
calming strategies in theory as well as practice used in the United Kingdom which
can be applied in the territories where problems arise from the economic
development. By giving the best theoretical and practical strategies the article
concludes with ethical and moral approach to be considered by all transport users.

Keywords: economic development, transport, traffic calming, environment,
residential areas.

JEL classification: L91, O16

Introduction

Transport has become a very vital aspect of our normal daily lives. It is almost
impossible to imagine our lives without the contribution of comfortable transport
(Docherty and Shaw, 2011).
However, since the industrial revolution in Europe, transport has had different
impacts not only on people‟s lifestyles but also on the development of infrastructure
in towns and cities. Car ownership has been continuously increasing and there is no
doubt that various methods of transport are also being developed day by day which
have a considerable impact on the environment, and on the socioeconomic and
cultural life of towns. These impacts have both positive and negative implications.
For example, on a positive note transport offers the opportunity to travel easily and

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