Download or read book Highlights of the International Transport Forum 2008 Transport and Energy The Challenge of Climate Change written by International Transport Forum and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2008-11-05 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication condenses the main findings of these roundtables held at the International Transport Forum 2008 and provides insight into the research carried out by the Forum in such areas as biofuels, ecodriving, the impact of high energy prices and the effectiveness of fuel efficiency policies.
Download or read book Highlights of the International Transport Forum 2008 Transport and Energy The Challenge of Climate Change written by International Transport Forum and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2008-12-11 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication condenses the main findings of these roundtables held at the International Transport Forum 2008 and provides insight into the research carried out by the Forum in such areas as biofuels, ecodriving, the impact of high energy prices and the effectiveness of fuel efficiency policies.
Download or read book Transport and energy the challenge of climate change forum highlights 2008 written by International Transport Forum and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Weltverkehrsforum 2008 Forum H hepunkte Verkehr und Energie Die Herausforderungen des Klimawandels written by International Transport Forum and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2009-01-13 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Der Verkehrssektor trägt in den meisten Ländern maßgeblich zu den Treibhausgasemissionen bei. Im Jahr 2005 verantwortete er 23 Prozent der weltweiten CO2-Emissionen aus der Verbrennung fossiler Kraftstoffe; in den OECD-Staaten waren es 30 Prozent.
Download or read book Highlights of the International Transport Forum 2010 Transport and Innovation Unleashing the Potential written by International Transport Forum and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10-20 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication condenses the main findings of expert panels and round tables of the International Transport Forum 2010: Transport and Innovation: Unleashing the Potential which took a close look at the role of innovation in shaping transport systems of the future.
Download or read book Highlights of the International Transport Forum 2009 Transport for a Global Economy Challenges Opportunities in the Downturn written by International Transport Forum and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2009-12-16 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The International Transport Forum 2009 on the “Challenges and Opportunities in the Downturn” took place at a very difficult time, with finances drying up, companies failing, supply chains weakened, and protectionism on the increase. There are real ...
Download or read book Highlights of the International Transport Forum 2009 Transport for a Global Economy Challenges Opportunities in the Downturn written by International Transport Forum and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2009-12-16 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The International Transport Forum 2009 on the “Challenges and Opportunities in the Downturn” took place at a very difficult time, with finances drying up, companies failing, supply chains weakened, and protectionism on the increase. There are real ...
Download or read book Highlights of the International Transport Forum 2011 Transport for Society written by International Transport Forum and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2011-10-17 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication presents the main findings presented at the International Transport Forum’s annual summit on 25-27 May 2011 in Leipzig, Germany.
Download or read book COVID 19 and Transport in Asia and the Pacific written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The economic and social impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been dramatic, and transport has played a central role in its spread. The transport sector has also enabled essential workers to get to work during the pandemic and will support the needs of the population throughout the different stages of recovery. This guidance note presents (i) the impacts of the pandemic on social and travel behaviors in Asia and the Pacific, and how the transport sector is responding; and (ii) guiding principles and good practices in transport operations to support economic recovery.
Download or read book Moving Towards Low Carbon Mobility written by Moshe Givoni and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ÔFor a thorough and thoughtful perspective on what it will take to de-carbonize cities of the future, this book is a must-read. Technology alone, we are told, will not create the post-carbon city. As important is coming to grips with a complex web of cultural, institutional, financial, and social factors that powerfully shape mobility choices, now and in the future. A balanced, holistic approach that reveals how the many elements of contemporary transport systems work together offers the best hope for achieving more sustainable, less carbon-intensive mobility futures.Õ Ð Robert Cervero, University of California, Berkeley, US ÔThis is not just another book about transport and climate change. It sensibly places transport within the much broader concept of mobility and explores all aspects of travel behaviour, of people and goods, and the infrastructure needs to serve these, leading to a balanced set of policy proposals. This volume, compiled by an internationally eminent team of researchers, is essential reading for all those wanting a balanced and objective analysis of this critical topic.Õ Ð Roger Vickerman, University of Kent, UK ÔA unique assemblage of papers by top international experts that together cover every aspect of the transport-mobility-environment relationship Ð todayÕs central issue for transport planners worldwide.Õ Ð Sir Peter Hall, University College London (UCL), UK The transport sector has been singularly unsuccessful in becoming low carbon and less resource intensive. This book takes an innovative and holistic social, cultural and behavioural perspective, as well as covering the more conventional economic and technological dimensions, to provide a more complete understanding of the mobility and transport system and its progress towards high carbon mobility. The book uses this platform to explore the means to achieve low carbon mobility through outlining alternative pathways, through an investigation of theories of change, and through alternative visions of the low carbon transport city. The bookÕs core message is that the complexity of the mobility and transport system should not encourage inaction, but strong and immediate action. In addition to implementing a wide range of policy measures, the book argues for a fundamental change in ÔthinkingÕ when it comes to transport policy, governance and analysis approaches, before low carbon mobility becomes a reality. Bringing together the latest thinking on transport, mobility and the environment, this book will appeal to researchers and students interested in sustainability issues and sustainable transport and transport related areas in particular, including policy makers as well as a more general professional audience.
Download or read book Report on the Foreign Policy of the Czech Republic written by République Tchèque. Ministerstvo zahraničních věcí and published by Ministerstvo zahraničních věcí České republiky. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Evaluation of Transportation Investment Projects written by Joseph Berechman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-05-26 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constructs a comprehensive and methodical economic, planning and decision-making framework for the evaluation of proposed transportation infrastructure investment projects, based on well-established theoretical principles.
Download or read book Smart Development in Smart Communities written by Gilberto Antonelli and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of smart cities has become one of the most significant new lines of thinking to emerge in the social sciences in recent years, both from the research and policy angles. To date, the focus in smart specialization has been on what regions as a whole can do to bring about innovation, but it hasn’t necessarily addressed the role cities play within the field. This book aims to address that gap, drawing together a team of leading contributors, to illustrate this process with particular focus on cities. Smart Development in Smart Communities discusses the cross-fertilization between smart specialization and cities in fostering smart development and its interactions with the macro-, micro- and meso-economic framework, from both a theoretical and applied perspective. Specific topics covered by the book include: human capital formation and utilization; centralized/decentralized industrial policies; innovation policies; collective learning; and the role of public utilities in sustaining smart development processes. This book tackles some of the most important questions that must be faced when investigating how structural change and innovation processes are shaping local and global economic development. It will be of interest to academics and researchers in the area of Development Economics, Urban Studies and Public Management.
Download or read book Energy 2050 written by Jim Skea and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-06-25 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a major cross-disciplinary project undertaken by some of the UK's top energy researchers, with common scenarios to draw the research together, this book views energy policy in the round with climate policy and energy security in a single framework.
Download or read book Logistics and Retail Management written by John Fernie and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2018-11-03 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Logistics and supply chains play a vital role in the overall success of retail management. This fifth edition of Logistics and Retail Management covers the major strides made in retail logistics and the challenges which remain, providing students and professionals with the current thinking and research in this strategic field. Including chapters on internationalization, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and green logistics, the book also explores examples from successful organizations such as Schuh and Tesco. Fully updated with the latest international developments and on-going changes in the field, Logistics and Retail Management, 5th edition is a multi-contributed collection from leading academics and practitioners and an expert editor team. The new edition also includes material on the luxury fashion industry and the logistical challenges of e-commerce. Logistics and Retail Management, 5th edition is the essential text for students of retail logistics and supply chain management.
Download or read book Green Logistics written by Prof Alan McKinnon and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2010-03-03 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main objective of logistics is to co-ordinate the movement of products through the supply chain in a way that meets customer requirements at minimum cost. In the past this cost has been defined in purely monetary terms. As concern for the environment rises, companies must take more account of the external costs of logistics associated mainly with climate change, air pollution, noise, vibration and accidents. Green Logistics analyses the environmental consequences of logistics and how to deal with them. Written by a leading team of logistics academics, the book examines ways of reducing these externalities and achieving a more sustainable balance between economic, environmental and social objectives.
Download or read book Intercity Transport and Climate Change written by Yoshitsugu Hayashi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-25 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While intercity passenger transport counts for about 2% of the total passenger transport volume the share of the total passenger kilometers traveled is estimated more than one third. In many countries the major part of intercity transport is performed by car and air and as a result, the contribution to the carbon footprint is substantially higher than the share of overall passenger transport performance. This creates a challenge to develop a sustainable organization of intercity transport which requires a true joint effort of policy makers, industry sectors and households. This presupposes that all options for reducing the carbon footprint of the transport modes – car, air and rail – are fully exploited through modern propulsion technology, use of regenerative energy and efficient organization of transport processes. Basic conditions for meeting this requirement are an incentive compatible public framework of regulation, taxation, charging and education, the private willingness to adjust to new behavioral patterns and a consequent push of technological progress towards energy and CO2 savings. This book begins with an international comparison of intercity transport and the current state of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) of this transport segment. A focus is given to comparing the situation in the EU, the US and Japan while describing the more recent development of intercity transport in China, followed by an analysis of intercity transport policies and their contribution to meet the global climate change issues. This book will be of interest to researchers in transportation economics and policy, as well as civil engineering and planning.
