This book explores one of the most prevailing problems of the contemporary urban world, i.e. traffic congestion and its economic, environmental and health implications.

Vijayalakshmi S is Research Associate at the Centre for Economic Studies and Policy at the Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru, India

Krishna Raj is Professor at the Centre for Economic Studies and Policy (CESP) at the Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru, India

List of Figures. List of Tables. Abbreviations. 1. Traffic Congestionas an Urban Economic Problem 2. Growth of Road Transport in India 3. The Problem of Traffic Congestion in Bengaluru 4. Economic Cost of Traffic Congestion 5. Health and Productivity Costs of Traffic Congestion 6. Economic Instruments for Traffic Management 7. Public Policy for Traffic Management. References. Index.