1. Auflage - April 2008
122,- Euro
2008. 368 Seiten, Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0-471-79369-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-471-79369-4 - John Wiley & Sons

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Probekapitel

Kurzbeschreibung
The fifth book in the Wiley Series in Environmentally Conscious Engineering, Environmentally Conscious Transportation provides a foundation for understanding and implementing methods for reducing the environmental impact of all forms of transportation such as road, rail, air, and sea, and of both people and goods, including raw, as well as toxic, materials.

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Contributors

Preface

1. The Economic and Environmental Footprints of Transportation (Lester B. Lave and Michael W. Griffin)

2. Public Transportation and the Environment (Michael D. Meyer)

3. Transportation and Air Quality (Mohan M. Venigalla)

4. The Social Cost of Motor-Vehicle Use in the U.S. (Mark A. Dulucchi)

5. Traffic Congestion Management (Nagui M. Rouphail)

6. Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Design and Performance (Andrew Burke)

7. Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicles (Amin M. Motlagh, Mohammad Abuhaiba, Mohammad H. Elahinia, and Walter Olson)

8. Biofuels for Transportation (Aaron Smith, Cesar Granda, and Mark Holtzapple)

9. Life Cycle Assessment as a Tool for Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure (Gerardo W. Flintsch)

10. Pavement and Bridge Management and Maintenance (Sue McNeil)

11. Impacts of the Aviation Sector on the Environment

Index.