Transport and climate change

This topical volume covers the intersection between transport and climate change, with papers from the 'Transport & Climate Change' session of the RGS-IBG conference in London, September 2010. It considers the role of transport modes at varying spatial dimensions and a range of perspec...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors Ryley, Tim, Chapman, Lee, 1977-
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, UK : Emerald, 2012.
Edition1st ed.
SeriesTransport and sustainability ; v. 2.
Subjects
Transportation.
Transportation and state.
Transportation > Environmental aspects.
Climatic changes > Economic aspects.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781780524412
9781780524405
ISSN2044-9941 ;
Physical Description1 online zdroj (xi, 396 stran) : ilustrace

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Tim Ryley and Lee Chapman
  • Managing the future : models, scenarios and the control of uncertainty / Murray Goulden and Robert Dingwall
  • An international dimension : aviation / Lucy Budd and Tim Ryley
  • An international dimension : shipping / Kevin Cullinane
  • The impacts of climate change on national road and rail networks / Elizabeth Hooper and Lee Chapman
  • The impacts of climate change on the national freight sector / David Jaroszewski
  • The role of walking and cycling in reducing the impacts of climate change / Colin G. Pooley [and others]
  • A policy perspective on transport and climate change issues / Greg Marsden, Ian Bache and Charlotte Kelly
  • An economic perspective : the cost-effectiveness of carbon reduction measures in transport / Abigal L. Bristow and Alberto M. Zanni
  • A behavioural perspective on the relationship between transport and climate change / Candice Howarth and Tim Ryley
  • Transport and climate change policy in the United Kingdom : a social justice perspective / Karen Lucas and Kate Pangbourne
  • The role of information in reducing the impacts of climate change for transportation applications / Owen Waygood, Erel Avineri and Glenn Lyons
  • Thinking strategically : pathways towards low-carbon transport / Robin Hickman and David Banister
  • Conclusions / Lee Chapman and Tim Ryley.

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