Research Catalog

Title

Reducing climate impacts in the transportation sector / Daniel Sperling, James S. Cannon, editor.

Publication

[Dordrecht] : Springer, c2009.

Details

Additional Authors

• Biennial Asilomar Transportation and Energy Conference (11th : 2007)
• Cannon, James Spencer, 1949-
• National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board.
• Sperling, Daniel

Description

x, 229 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Subject

• Climate Change
• Climatic changes
• Climatic changes > Congresses
• Climatic changes > Congresses
• Diesel motor > Alternative fuels > Congresses
• Energy Economics
• Energy Policy, Economics and Management
• Engineering economy
• Environment
• Environmental Management
• Environmental management
• Environmental sciences
• Greenhouse gas mitigation > Congresses
• Life sciences
• Popular Science in Nature and Environment
• Renewable and Green Energy
• Renewable energy sources
• Spark ignition engines > Alternative fuels > Congresses
• Transportation > Environmental aspects > Congresses
• Transportation and state > Congresses

Genre/Form

• Asilomar (Calif., 2007)
• Conference papers and proceedings
• Conference papers and proceedings.
• Kongress.

Note

• Papers presented at the 11th Biennial Asilomar Transportation and Energy Conference held in August 2007.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction -- Overview of transportation, energy, climatic change trends -- Travel demand, infrastructure and urban form -- Technologies and fuels -- Vehicle purchase behavior -- GHG and energy policy instruments: cost, efficiency, politics -- Conclusions: towards regional and national policy.

ISBN

9781402069789 (pbk.)