Reducing auto dependency in a central city: Visions and expectations turned into concrete participation

The great effect that the lifestyles and behaviour patterns of people are having on the environment has been focused upon in the 1990s. This impact on the environment had previously emanated from industry. However, there has been a shift and today the sources are both many and diffuse. Traffic is certainly having an ever increasing effect upon the environment and is becoming one of the central sources of pollution.