Transportation and the Environment: Assessments and Sustainability

Transportation and the Environment: Assessments and Sustainability
ISBN-10
1315341662
ISBN-13
9781315341668
Category
Nature
Pages
320
Language
English
Published
2017-03-03
Publisher
CRC Press
Author
Gabriela Ionescu

Description

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. 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.

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