Transportation in a Climate–Constrained World

Transportation in a Climate–Constrained World

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In the nineteenth century, horse transportation consumed vast amounts of land for hay production, and the intense traffic and ankle-deep manure created miserable living conditions in urban centers. The introduction of the horseless carriage solved many of these problems but has created others. Today another revolution in transportation seems overdue. Transportation consumes two-thirds of the world's petroleum and has become the largest contributor to global environmental change. Most of this increase in scale can be attributed to the strong desire for personal mobility that comes with economic growth. In Transportation in a Climate-Constrained World, the authors present the first integrated assessment of the factors affecting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from passenger transportation. They examine such topics as past and future travel demand; the influence of personal and business choices on passenger travel's climate impact; technologies and alternative fuels that may become available to mitigate GHG emissions from passenger transport; and policies that would promote a more sustainable transportation system. And most important, taking into account all of these options are taken together, they consider how to achieve a sustainable transportation system in the next thirty to fifty years.
EAN 9780262255455
ISBN 0262255456
Typ produktu Ebook
Vydavatel MIT Press Ltd
Datum vydání 14. května 2014
Stránky 356
Jazyk English
Země United States
Autoři Heywood, John B. (Sun Jae Professor-Mech Eng, Director-Sloan Autolab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology); Jacoby, Henry D. (Professor of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology); Schafer, Andreas (Chair in Energy and Transport, University College London); Waitz, Ian A. (Department Head/Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)