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Transport and the Environment.
Title:
Transport and the Environment.
Author:
Lee, David.
ISBN:
9781847552211
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (173 pages)
Series:
Issues in Environmental Science and Technology ; v.20

Issues in Environmental Science and Technology
Contents:
Transport And The Environment -- Contents -- The Impact of Aviation on Climate -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Aircraft Emission -- 3 Radiative Forcing and Climate Change -- 4 Aviation's Impact on Radiative Forcing and Climate Change -- 5 Reducing the Impacts -- 6 Conclusions -- 7 Acknowledgements -- Global Warming Consequences of a Future Hydrogen Economy -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Fate and Behaviour of Hydrogen in the Atmosphere -- 3 Hydrogen as a Greenhouse Gas -- 4 Greenhouse Gas Consequences of a Global Hydrogen Economy -- 5 Conclusions -- 6 Acknowledgements -- Sustainable Transport and Performance Indicators -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Making Sustainable Transport Operational -- 3 Sustainable Transport Indicator Sets -- 4 Discussion and Conclusion -- Policy Instruments for Achieving Sustainable Transport -- 1 Introduction -- 2 'Sustainable' Transport in the UK: the Transport White Paper -- 3 From Integration to Political Pragmatism: the Evolution of Transport Policy -- 4 National Transport Policy -- 5 Local Transport Delivery -- 6 The Case for National Congestion Charging -- 7 Delivering National Congestion Charging -- 8 Conclusion -- Water Pollution Impacts of Transport -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Sources of Transport-derived Pollutants -- 3 Impacts of Transport-derived Pollutants -- 4 Control of Transport-derived Pollutants -- 5 Conclusions -- Climatic Impact of Surface Transport -- 1 Historical Evolution of Surface Transport -- 2 Mechanisms of Climate Impact -- 3 Emissions from Surface Traffic -- 4 Climatic Impacts of Traffic Emissions -- 5 Future Developments and Possible Mitigation Options -- 6 Conclusions -- Human Health Implications of Air Pollution Emissions from Transport -- 1 Sources and Emission Inventories of the Transport Sector -- 2 Estimates of Ground-level Concentrations of Air Pollutants Attributable to Transport Emissions.

3 Health Effects of Transport-related Air Pollutants -- 4 Methods of Quantification of the Effects of Air Pollution on Health -- 5 Recent Investigations of the Impacts of Transport Emissions upon Human Health -- Subject Index.
Abstract:
Mass transportation has become central to the lifestyle of developed societies - but with what consequences for the environment and, ultimately, human health?.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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