Transport, the Environment and Sustainable Development
Published on 22. December 2015
296 pages
978-1-135-15516-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book presents the current thinking from leading authorities worldwide on transport and the environment and focuses on the link between transport supply and use and environmental degradation.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
3,28 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-135-15516-2 (9781135155162)
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D. Banister | K. Button
Transport, the Environment and Sustainable Development
Book
12/1992
Spon Press
€186.50
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Persons
D. Banister, K. Button
Content
Foreword. Environmental policy and transport: an overview - D Banister and K Button. Transport and the environment: international policy responses. Global environmental degradation: the role of transport - K Button and W Rothengatter. Policy responses in the UK - D Banister. Policy responses in the USA - E Deakin. Policy responses in the Netherlands - P Rietveld. The role of the institutions. The role of government - N Schofield. Statement on the role of energy research agencies - D Martin. Statement on the role of the Euro Agencies - J Short. The role of NGOs - D Cope. The car user's perpsective - B Morris. The airline industry's perspective - H Somerville. Assessments of institutional responses - T Bendixson and J Whitelegg.Analysis: problems and prognoses. Can we value the environment? - E Quinet. Problems of valuation discussed - N Lichfield. Environmental quality and value for money in British Roads Policy - D Wood. Unresolved questions on environmental valuation - K Button. Transport policy and management - T May. Do transport policies meet needs? - J Roberts. Efficiency and the environment - possibilities of a green-gold coalition - P Goodwin. Index.
