Transport Beyond Oil : Policy Choices for a Multimodal Future /

Transport Beyond Oil : Policy Choices for a Multimodal Future /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Renne, John L. (Editor), Fields, Billy. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Subjects:
Sustainable development.
Environmental law.
Environmental policy.
Regional planning.
Urban planning.
Design.
Physical geography.
Transportation.
Sustainable Development.
Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.
Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.
Design, general.
Earth System Sciences.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword: Where Have We Come From? Where Are We Going?; G.E. Carmichael
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Moving from Disaster to Opportunity: Transitioning the Transportation Sector from Oil Dependence; J.L. Renne, B. Fields
  • Part 1: Petroleum Consumption Impacts and Trends. 1. The Role of Transportation in Climate Disruption; D. Gordon, D. Burwell- 2. Oil Vulnerability in the American City; N. Sipe, J. Dodson
  • 3. Full Cost Analysis of Petroleum Consumption; T. Litman
  • 4. How Does Induced Travel Affect Sustainable Transportation Policy?; R.B. Noland, C.S. Hanson
  • 5. Bending the Curve: How Reshaping US Transportation Can Influence Carbon Demand; D. Lovaas, J.R. Potter
  • Part 2: Transportation and Oil Dependence: A Modal Analysis. 6. Public Transportation as a Solution to Oil Dependence; B.W. Lane
  • 7. Taking the Car Out of Carbon: Mass Transit and Emission Avoidance; P.K. Dutta
  • 8. High-Speed Rail and Reducing Oil Dependence; P. Todorovich, E. Burgess
  • 9. The Challenges and Benefits of Using Biodiesel in Freight Railways; S. McDonnell, J. Lin
  • 10. Healthy, Oil-Free Transportation: The Role of Walking and Bicycling in Reducing Oil Dependence; K. Mills, JD
  • 11. Building an Optimized Freight Transportation System; A.S. Drake
  • Part 3: Moving Forward. 12. Imagining a Future Without Oil for Car-Dependent Cities and Regions; P. Newman
  • 13. The Pent-Up Demand for Transit-Oriented Development and Its Role in Reducing Oil Dependence; J.L. Renne
  • 14. Deteriorating or Improving?: Transport Sustainability Trends in Global Metropolitan Areas; J. Kenworthy
  • 15. Policy Implications of the Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program: Redefining the Transportation Solution; B. Fields, T. Hull
  • 16. From Potential to Practice: Building a National Policy Framework for Transportation Oil Reduction; B. Fields et al.
  • About the Contributors
  • Index.

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