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Transport Moving to Climate Intelligence
New Chances for Controlling Climate Impacts of Transport after the Economic Crisis, Transportation Research, Economics and Policy
ISBN/EAN: 9781441976420
Umbreit-Nr.: 1303444
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: xii, 316 S.
Format in cm:
Einband:
gebundenes Buch
Erschienen am 07.04.2011
Auflage: 1/2011
- Zusatztext
- InhaltsangabeA Sustainable Pathway to the Next Century.- Status of the Climate Debate and the Book's Contents.- Economic Crisis and Consequences for the Transport Sector.- Transport in the Past and Current Climate Policy Regime.- Low Carbon Urban Development of Developed Megapolis: The Case of London.- Getting into the Right lane for Low-Carbon Transport in the EU.- Japanese Efforts to Solve Environmental Problems with a Focus on the Transport Sector.- Urban Transport and the Environment in Developing Countries: Complexities and Simplifications.- Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Urban Road Transport in Latin America: CO2 Reduction as a Co-benefit of Transport Strategies.- Spatial Planning Strategy towards Low-carbon City in China.- The Role of Rail Transport for Sustainable.- Financing Technology Transfer.- Internalizing External Costs of Transport with a Focus on Climate Change.- Downstream Emissions Trading for Transport.- Passenger Mobility and Climate Constraints: Planning for Mitigation through Adaptation.- Potential of Biofuels to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions of the European Transport Sector.- Technological Potential for CO2 Emission Reductions of Passenger Cars.- Transport, Environment and Institutions: Why Good Science, Engineering and Economics Fail.- Converting the Unconverted and Establishing Financial Incentives.
- Kurztext
- Transportation accounts for roughly a third of greenhouse gas emissions, and it remains a growing sector. This book offers practical suggestions in its analysis of the challenge transport presents today, as well as examining its role in future climate policy.