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,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oakville, ON
Apple Academic Press
2017
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | "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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| Physical Description: | 297 pages illustrations |
| ISBN: | 1771884673 9781315322698 1315322692 131536588X 9781771884679 9781315365886 |