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Transportation and the environment : assessments and sustainability /
"This new book takes a nuanced look at building a sustainable transportation infrastructure and provides an overview of the harmful effect of various modes of transportation on the environment. The environmental impact of transportation is significant. Transportation is a major user of energy,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oakville, ON ; Waretown, NJ, USA :
Apple Academic Press,
[2017]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional) |
| Sumario: | "This new book takes a nuanced look at building a sustainable transportation infrastructure and provides an overview of the harmful effect of various modes of transportation on the environment. The environmental impact of transportation is significant. Transportation is a major user of energy, it burns most of the world's petroleum, and is the fastest-growing contributor to carbon dioxide emissions. Although environmental regulations in many countries have reduced the individual vehicle's emissions, this has been offset by an increase in vehicles on the road and airways"--Provided by publisher |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (297 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781771884679 1771884673 9781315365886 131536588X 9781315322698 1315322692 |