Download or read book The Ecology of Transportation Managing Mobility for the Environment written by John Davenport and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-06-30 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume reviews the ecological effects of road, rail, marine and air transport. The focus ranges from identification of threats and repair of damaging effects to design of future transport systems that minimize environmental degradation. The scope of coverage extends from small ecosystems to the planet as a whole. Experts from a variety of disciplines address the topic, expressing views across the spectrum from deep pessimism to cautious optimism.
Download or read book Mobilit transport et environnement written by France. Ministère de l'écologie et du développement durable and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Le transport est le secteur dont la contribution à la croissance des émissions de gaz à effet de serre est la plus forte et la plus dynamique. Dans le même temps, une diminution de la demande globale de transport n'est pas aisément envisageable tant celle demande parait associée à la croissance économique. Après un demi-siècle de démocratisation de l'automobile et d'investissements importants dans les infrastructures, l'objectif de réduire d'un facteur quatre les émissions globales de gaz à effet de serre d'ici 2050 pourrait mettre en question des pratiques de mobilité largement acquises, des modes de production générant d'importants flux de marchandises et une relation à l'automobile perçue comme un instrument d'autonomie. Les enjeux environnementaux des transports peuvent ainsi donner lien à des oppositions marquées. Le rapport étudie les relations entre mobilité, transport et environnement afin d'examiner les multiples incidences des mobilités, des transports et leurs effets externes. Ceux-ci sont de nature très diverse : pressions sur l'environnement avec leurs conséquences sur la santé telles les émissions de gaz à effet de serre et de polluants atmosphériques ou le bruit, celles ayant un caractère d'irréversibilité, tels l'artificialisation des sols et les effets de coupures des écosystèmes liés aux infrastructures affectant la biodiversité, mais aussi congestion et insécurité. A l'opposé, les incidences positives méritent d'être rappelées : gains de temps, augmentation de l'accessibilité, gains d'efficacité liés aux échanges... Après un examen des déterminants de la mobilité, de ses développements historiques, de ses formes nouvelles et de ses perspectives, le rapport fait l'inventaire des pressions des transports sur l'environnement et expose les méthodes pour les évaluer. Il examine aussi les instruments de maîtrise des nuisances environnementales des transports, en les replaçant dans le contexte des développements européens. La maîtrise des pressions environnementales du secteur des transports et notamment des émissions de gaz à effet de serre nécessite des mesures combinées sur l'ensemble des leviers d'actions disponibles : développement de technologies plus propres, actions sur les comportements, reports modaux et maîtrise de la mobilité, afin d'atteindre cet objectif de la manière la plus efficace pour la collectivité.
Download or read book Transport Policy and the Environment written by Kenneth Button and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transport, in particular the motor vehicle, is a major source of environmental disruption and, in the developed world, accounts for thirty percent of energy consumption. In most countries, transport policy is a major government concern, yet it is rare for decisions to be made outside a narrow set of sectoral considerations. This book, commissioned by the OECD, looks at seven countries; the UK, the USA, West Germany, France, The Netherlands, Greece and Italy. Each case demonstrates, in different ways, the problems in transport policies produced by the failure is a consequence of departmental division: transport, the environment, the exchequer, etc. all have their own, quite separate ministries. Here, a group of economists have demonstrated both the folly of such partial ways of thinking and, in writing their critiques of specific disaster, have provided models for ways forward. Originally published in 1990
Download or read book Decoupling the Environmental Impacts of Transport from Economic Growth written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2006-10-20 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book illustrates that decoupling the environmental impacts of transport from economic growth is achievable, through the efficient use of charges, fees, taxes and other economic instruments.
Download or read book Transport Revolutions written by Richard Gilbert and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-24 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First released in 2007, the bestselling Transport Revolutions argued that land transport in the first half of the 21st century will feature at least two revolutions. One will involve the use of electric drives rather than internal combustion engines. Another will involve powering many of these drives directly from the electric grid - as trains and trolley buses are powered today - rather than from on-board fuel. Now available for the first time in paperback and updated with the most recent data, it sets out the challenges to our growing dependence on transport fuelled by low-priced oil. These challenges include an early peak in world oil production and profound climate change resulting in part from oil use. It proposes responses to ensure effective, secure movement of people and goods in ways that make the best use of renewable sources of energy while minimizing environmental impacts. Synthesizing engineering, economics, environment, organization, policy and technology in a detailed yet highly readable style, Transport Revolutions is essential reading for anyone working, studying or interested in transport and the environment.
Download or read book Environmental Health Impacts of Transport and Mobility written by P. Nicolopoulou-Stamati and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-02-21 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The health effects of society’s mobility and transport are addressed with a global perspective, including such topics as the effects of air pollution, noise, and sedentarism.
Download or read book Transport and the Urban Environment written by Ian G. Heggie and published by Springer. This book was released on 1974-01-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sustainable Transport written by Paulina Golinska and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-01-05 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of the book is to present the emerging environmental issues in organization and management of transport logistics. The scope of the book includes set of solutions which show different stakeholders’ viewpoints on sustainability. It points out how the transport operations organized and conducted in companies and regions might be consistent with the concept of sustainable development. The scope of the book takes into consideration trade-off relations between actors directly and indirectly involved in transport networks. Therefore, the authors present, in individual chapters, innovative approach to eco-friendly organization and coordination of transport processes, as well as management of transport networks.
Download or read book Transport Climate Change and the City written by Robin Hickman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-02-05 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainable mobility has long been sought after in cities around the world, particularly in industrialised countries, but also increasingly in the emerging cities in Asia. Progress however appears difficult to make as the private car, still largely fuelled by petrol or diesel, remains the mainstream mode of use. Transport is the key sector where carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions seem difficult to reduce. Transport, Climate Change and the City seeks to develop achievable and low transport CO2 emission futures in a range of international case studies, including in London, Oxfordshire, Delhi, Jinan and Auckland. The aim is that the scenarios as developed, and the consideration of implementation and governance issues, can help us plan for and achieve attractive future travel behaviours at the city level. The alternative is to continue with only incremental progress against CO2 reduction targets, to ‘sleepwalk’ into climate change difficulties, oil scarcity, a poor quality of life, and to continue with the high traffic casualty figures. The topic is thus critical, with transport viewed as central to the achievement of the sustainable city and reduced CO2 emissions.
Download or read book OECD Guidelines towards Environmentally Sustainable Transport written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2002-10-24 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication presents and explains the OECD Guidelines towards Environmentally Sustainable Transport, which have been developed to help governments enable economic development and individual welfare without causing undue health and environmental impacts and depletion of finite resources.
Download or read book Sustainable Transportation written by Henrik Gudmundsson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-07-03 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook provides an introduction to the concept of sustainability in the context of transportation planning, management, and decision-making. The book is divided into two parts. In the first part, indicators and frameworks for measuring sustainable development in the transportation sector are developed. In the second, the authors analyze actual planning and decision-making in transportation agencies in a variety of governance settings. This analysis of real-world case studies demonstrates the benefits and limitations of current approaches to sustainable development in transportation. The book concludes with a discussion on how to make sustainability count in transportation decision-making and practice.
Download or read book Urban Transport Environment and Equity written by Eduardo Alcantara Vasconcellos and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditional transport planning has generated transport systems that propagate an unfair distribution of accessibility and have environmental and safety issues. This book highlights the importance of social and political aspects of transport policy and provides a methodology to support this approach. It emphasizes the importance of co-ordinating urban, transport and traffic planning, and addresses the major challenge of modifying the building and use of roads. The author makes suggestions for innovative and radical new measures towards an equitable and sustainable urban environment.
Download or read book Personal Transport and the Greenhouse Effect written by Peter Hughes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The issue of 'sustainability' in the developed world is nowhere more critical than in the field of personal travel, which in many countries has become the fastest-growing contributor to global warming. Unless the use of cars can be brought under control, there is little chance of meeting government targets for reducing greenhouse emissions. Personal Transport and the Greenhouse Effect sets out the steps that could be taken to lessen the conflict between personal mobility and long-term environmental security. It provides a detailed analysis of the policy options available for limiting carbon dioxide emissions, and highlights the limitations of technological measures in solving the problem. Instead, the book's 12-point plan for sustainability shows how a significant reduction in emissions requires the use of all the policy measures available. This valuable contribution to a crucial area of debate covering energy, transport policy and the environment will be essential reading for policy makers, planners and students alike. Peter Huges is deputy editor of Local Transport Today, and has contributed to a wide range of publications including The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, New Scientist and Energy Policy. Originally published in 1993
Download or read book Transport Revolutions written by Richard Gilbert and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-05-16 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transport Revolutions: Moving People and Freight without Oil sets out the challenges to our growing dependence on transport fuelled by low-priced oil. These challenges include an early peak in world oil production and profound climate change resulting in part from oil use. It proposes responses to ensure effective, secure movement of people and goods in ways that make the best use of renewable sources of energy while minimizing environmental impacts. Transport Revolutions synthesizes engineering, economics, environment, organization, policy and technology, and draws extensively on current data to present important conclusions. The authors argue that land transport in the first half of the 21st century will feature at least two revolutions. One will involve the use of electric drives rather than internal combustion engines. Another will involve powering many of these drives directly from the electric grid - as trains and trolley buses are powered today - rather than from on-board fuel. They go on to discuss marine transport, whose future is less clear, and aviation, which could see the most dramatic breaks from current practice. With its expert analysis of the politics and business of transport, Transport Revolutions is essential reading for professionals and students in transport, energy, town planning and public policy.
Download or read book Sustainable Urban Transport written by Maria Attard and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2015-05-14 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication brings together an international group of researchers and presents work from different countries dealing with issues related to transport policy, attitudes and mode choice, car sharing and alternative modes of transport, and discusses the future of non-motorized modes of transport.
Download or read book Urban Transport and the Environment for the 21st Century written by Lance J. Sucharov and published by Computational Mechanics. This book was released on 1995 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Urban transportation in many towns and cities around the world is becoming a major concern, not only because of rising car ownership and the resulting congestion, but also because of increasing pollution and the consequences for community health. Although there have been considerable technical advances in recent years in vehicle design, transportation systems and in the analysis of the environment, the efficient integration of transport systems within the fabric of towns and cities is complex with attendant social and environmental issues." "This book contains the proceedings of the First International Conference on Urban Transport and the Environment held in Southampton in June 1995. Over fifty papers were presented from authors around the world covering transport systems such as railways in cities and electric vehicles; planning aspects covering traffic restraint and 'infrastructure'; environmental aspects including vehicle emissions and urban noise; and future vision issues such as future urban travel demand, and new approaches to mobility."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Download or read book Ecology in Transport Problems and Solutions written by Aleksander Sładkowski and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes how transport influences the ecology of various regions. Integrating perspectives and approaches from around the globe, it examines the use of different types of engines and fuels, and assesses the impact of vehicle design on the environment. The book also addresses the effect of the transport situation in agglomerations on their environmental safety. Various types of environmental impacts are considered, from traditional emissions to noise and vibration. Presenting scientific advances from 7 European countries, the book appeals to experts, teachers and students, as well as to anyone interested in the environmental aspects of the transport industry.
