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Freight transport and the environment /
In the past few decades, freight transport on roads has grown considerably because of the quick and flexible movement of goods. With an expanding market due to product specialization, there will be an increase in the demand for freight transport. There are however, several negative implications for...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; New York :
Elsevier,
1991.
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| Colección: | Studies in environmental science ;
45. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In the past few decades, freight transport on roads has grown considerably because of the quick and flexible movement of goods. With an expanding market due to product specialization, there will be an increase in the demand for freight transport. There are however, several negative implications for the environment (air and noise pollution), human health and other more far-reaching phenomena such as acidification, photochemical air pollution and the greenhouse effect. Solutions to this problem are probed in this book including the stimulation of technological breakthroughs, new transport policies and better traffic management. The book provides a survey of present and potential approaches to reconcile the strong need for increasing transport and the necessity to stop the current destruction of natural resources and harm to human health. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 355 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780444887702 0444887709 9780080875040 0080875041 |