Transport revolutions : moving people and freight without oil /

Examines the worldwide state of transport today, especially its energy use and its impacts, positive and negative. The authors then show, focusing on the US and China, how ample movement of people and freight could be sustained beyond 2025 with much reduced dependence on oil.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gilbert, Richard, 1940-
Otros Autores: Perl, Anthony, 1962-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gabriola Island, B.C. : New Society, ©2010
Edición:Rev. and updated ed.
Temas:
Transportation > Energy conservation.
Transportation > Environmental aspects.
Transportation > Forecasting.
Transport > Économies d'énergie.
Transport > Aspect de l'environnement.
Transport > Prévision.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Transportation.
TRANSPORTATION > Public Transportation.
Transportation > Energy conservation
Transportation > Environmental aspects
Transportation > Forecasting
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Learning from Past Transport Revolutions
  • Transport Today
  • Transport and Energy
  • Transport's Adverse Impacts
  • The Next Transport Revolutions
  • Leading the Way Forward
  • Appendix A List of Acronyms and Abbreviations.

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