Sunday, July 15, 2012

Sustainable Transportation


Sustainable Transportation:

Problems and Solutions
Sampul Depan
Publisher: Guilford Press
2010 - 299 pages

During the past two decades, sustainability has become the dominant concern of transportation planners and policymakers. This timely text provides a framework for developing systems that move people and products efficiently while minimizing damage to the local and global environment. The book offers a uniquely comprehensive perspective on the problems surrounding current transportation systems: climate change, urban air pollution, diminishing petroleum reserves, safety issues, and congestion. It explores the full range of possible solutions, including applications of pricing, planning, policy, education, and technology. Numerous figures, tables, and examples are featured, with a primary focus on North America.

Table Of Content:
Part 1    : The Nature of The Problem
        Chapter 1: The Problem of Sustainability in the Transport Sector
        Chapter 2: The Historical Problem of Sustainability in the Transport Sector
        Chapter 3: Climate Change
        Chapter 4: Urban Air Quality
        Chapter 5: The Finite Nature of Petroleum Reserves
        Chapter 6: Motor Vehicle Crashes & Safety
        Chapter 7: Congestion & Sustainability
Part 2      :  Possible Solution
        Chapter 8: An Introduction to the Range of Possible Solutions
        Chapter 9: The Full Cost of Transportation
        Chapter 10: Pricing & Taxation
  Planning:
        Chapter 11: Urban Form: Planning for Sustainability
        Chapter 12: Indicator-Based Planning
  Policy:
        Chapter 13: A Continuum of Policies
        Chapter 14: The Special Role of Speed and Speed limit Polocies
        Chapter 15: National Policy Solutions
        Chapter 16: Sustainable Travel Demand Management
  Education
        Chapter 17: Educating for Change
  Technology
        Chapter 18: Telecommuting, Information and Communication Technologies, and E-Commerce
        Chapter 19: The Potential of Alternative Fuels
        Chapter 20: New Vehicles, Fuel Cells and Catalytic Converter
        Chapter 21: Intelligent Transportation System
Part 3        : Summary & Conclusions        
        Chapter 22: Summary, Conclusions, and The Current Status of Sustainable Transport.

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