Low-Carbon Land Transport: policy handbook /

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Taylor & Francis, 2013 . Oxon :Description: xv, 247pISBN:

9781849713771

Subject(s):

Greenhouse gas mitigation- Government policy

DDC classification:

363.738746 LOW

Contents:

1. The transport challenge : drivers and trends -- 2. Strategies and policies : towards intelligent policy packages -- 3. Measuring emissions and reductions -- 4. Managing the transition to low-carbon transport.

Summary: This book provides a guide for transport policymakers and planners on achieving low-carbon land transport systems and describes possible measures for reducing emissions. Based on wide ranging research, case studies from developed and developing countries and an overview of policy scenarios, the book presents a toolbox for decision-makers with a huge variety of measures which can be tailored to their specific circumstances. It also addresses the question of how policies can be bundled successfully and integrated in urban transport decision-making and planning. Practical information is given on how greenhouse gas savings are measured as well as details of international support structures--Provided by publisher.

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1. The transport challenge : drivers and trends --
2. Strategies and policies : towards intelligent policy packages --
3. Measuring emissions and reductions --
4. Managing the transition to low-carbon transport.

This book provides a guide for transport policymakers and planners on achieving low-carbon land transport systems and describes possible measures for reducing emissions. Based on wide ranging research, case studies from developed and developing countries and an overview of policy scenarios, the book presents a toolbox for decision-makers with a huge variety of measures which can be tailored to their specific circumstances. It also addresses the question of how policies can be bundled successfully and integrated in urban transport decision-making and planning. Practical information is given on how greenhouse gas savings are measured as well as details of international support structures--Provided by publisher.

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