Sustainable transportation : problems and solutions / William R. Black.

By:

Black, William R. (William Richard), 1942-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Guilford Press, c2010.Description: xviii, 299 p. : ill. ; 27 cmISBN:

9781606234853

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

388 22

LOC classification:

HE147.65 .B57 2010

Contents:

1.The problem of sustainability in the transport sector -- 2.The historical problem of sustainability in the transport sector -- 3.Climate change -- 4.Urban air quality -- 5.The finite nature of petroleum reserves -- 6.Motor vehicle crashes and safety -- 7.Congestion and sustainability -- 8.An introduction to the range of possible solutions -- 9.The full costs of transportation -- 10.Pricing and taxation -- 11.Urban form: planning for sustainability -- 12.Indicator-based planning -- 13.A continuum of policies -- 14.The special role of speed and speed limit policies -- 15.National policy solutions -- 16. Sustainable travel demand management -- 17.Educating for change -- 18.Telecommuting, information and communication technologies, and e-commerce -- 19.The potential of alternative fuels -- 20.New vehicles, fuel cells, and catalytic converters -- 21.Intelligent transport systems -- 22.Summary, conclusions, and the current status of sustainable transport.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Library, SPAB G-1	388 BLA-S (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		011121

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-288) and index.

1.The problem of sustainability in the transport sector --
2.The historical problem of sustainability in the transport sector --
3.Climate change --
4.Urban air quality --
5.The finite nature of petroleum reserves --
6.Motor vehicle crashes and safety --
7.Congestion and sustainability --
8.An introduction to the range of possible solutions --
9.The full costs of transportation --
10.Pricing and taxation --
11.Urban form: planning for sustainability --
12.Indicator-based planning --
13.A continuum of policies --
14.The special role of speed and speed limit policies --
15.National policy solutions --
16. Sustainable travel demand management --
17.Educating for change --
18.Telecommuting, information and communication technologies, and e-commerce --
19.The potential of alternative fuels --
20.New vehicles, fuel cells, and catalytic converters --
21.Intelligent transport systems --
22.Summary, conclusions, and the current status of sustainable transport.

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