Transport, Environment and Health : WHO Regional Publications, European Series No 89.

The continuing expansion of motorized transport in Europe today raises crucial questions about the efficiency and the environmental, health and social implications of land-use and transport policies. The challenge is to promote healthy and sustainable transport alternatives to prevent the negative e...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dora, Carlos
Other Authors: Phillips, Margaret
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Geneva : World Health Organization, 2001.
Subjects:
Environmental health > Europe.
Environmental policy > Europe.
Traffic accidents > Europe.
Transportation > Environmental aspects > Europe.
Motor vehicles > Motors > Exhaust gas > Environmental aspects > Europe.
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale > Europe.
Véhicules automobiles > Moteurs > Gaz d'échappement > Aspect de l'environnement > Europe.
Transport > Aspect de l'environnement > Europe.
Environmental health
Environmental policy
Motor vehicles > Motors > Exhaust gas > Environmental aspects
Traffic accidents
Transportation > Environmental aspects
Europe
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The continuing expansion of motorized transport in Europe today raises crucial questions about the efficiency and the environmental, health and social implications of land-use and transport policies. The challenge is to promote healthy and sustainable transport alternatives to prevent the negative effects of transport systems on human health. This book summarizes the key facts on which countries based their decision. Developed from a document prepared for the London Conference, it summarizes the latest scientific evidence on the impact of transport-generated air pollution, noise and accidents.
Physical Description:1 online resource (86 pages)
ISBN:9789289014038
9289014032

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