Transport Moving to Climate Intelligence New Chances for Controlling Climate Impacts of Transport after the Economic Crisis /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Rothengatter, Werner (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Hayashi, Yoshitsugu (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Schade, Wolfgang (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2011.
• Σειρά: Transportation Research, Economics and Policy,
• Θέματα: Climate change.; Economic policy.; Environmental economics.; Regional economics.; Spatial economics.; Economics.; Environmental Economics.; Climate Change Management and Policy.; Economic Policy.; Regional/Spatial Science.

Transportation contributes to roughly a fifth of greenhouse gas emissions, and as a growing sector of the economy, its contribution to climate change, if remained unchanged, could even grow. This is particularly true in the developing world, where the growth rates of air and ship transport are expec...

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• Status of the Climate Debate and the Book's Contents
• Economic Crisis and Consequences for the Transport Sector
• Transport in the Past and Current Climate Policy Regime
• Low Carbon Urban Development of Developed Megapolis: The Case of London
• Getting into the Right lane for Low-Carbon Transport in the EU
• Japanese Efforts to Solve Environmental Problems with a Focus on the Transport Sector
• Urban Transport and the Environment in Developing Countries: Complexities and Simplifications
• Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Urban Road Transport in Latin America: CO2 Reduction as a Co-benefit of Transport Strategies
• Spatial Planning Strategy towards Low-carbon City in China
• The Role of Rail Transport for Sustainable
• Financing Technology Transfer
• Internalizing External Costs of Transport with a Focus on Climate Change
• Downstream Emissions Trading for Transport
• Passenger Mobility and Climate Constraints: Planning for Mitigation through Adaptation
• Potential of Biofuels to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions of the European Transport Sector
• Technological Potential for CO2 Emission Reductions of Passenger Cars
• Transport, Environment and Institutions: Why Good Science, Engineering and Economics Fail
• Converting the Unconverted and Establishing Financial Incentives.