Transportation energy futures : underexplored topics in transportation demand and freight /
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| Imprint: | New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2013] ©2013 |
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| Description: | 1 online resource (410 pages). |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Energy science, engineering and technology Energy science, engineering and technology series. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11217560 |
Table of Contents:
- TRANSPORTATION ENERGY FUTURES: UNDEREXPLORED TOPICS IN TRANSPORTATION DEMAND AND FREIGHT; TRANSPORTATION ENERGY FUTURES: UNDEREXPLORED TOPICS IN TRANSPORTATION DEMAND AND FREIGHT; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1 EFFECTS OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT ON TRANSPORTATION: ENERGY USE, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, AND OTHER FACTORS; ACRONYMS; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. CHARACTERIZING URBAN FORM AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT; 3. IMPACTS OF URBAN FORM AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT; 4. ANALYSIS METHODS; 5. FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE URBAN FORM.
- 6. FEDERAL ACTIONS THAT MIGHT INFLUENCE URBAN FORM7. ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS; 8. CONCLUSIONS; APPENDIX. LITERATURE REVIEW; REFERENCES; Chapter 2 EFFECTS OF TRAVEL REDUCTION AND EFFICIENT DRIVING ON TRANSPORTATION: ENERGY USE AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; ACRONYMS; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. FACTORS AFFECTING TRAVEL CHOICES; 3. PREDICTIVE TOOLS AND METHODS; 4. REVIEW OF INDIVIDUAL STRATEGIES; 5. SUMMARY OF STRATEGY IMPACTS; 6. FEDERAL ACTIONS; 7. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS NEEDED; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX. REVIEW OF LITERATURE; REFERENCES.
- Chapter 3 FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION DEMAND: ENERGY-EFFICIENT SCENARIOS FOR A LOW-CARBON FUTUREACRONYMS; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION DEMAND; 3. POLICY ACTIONS; 4. FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION DEMAND PROJECTION METHODS; 5. ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX. LITERATURE REVIEW; REFERENCES; Chapter 4 FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION MODAL SHARES: SCENARIOS FOR A LOW-CARBON FUTURE; ACRONYMS; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. FREIGHT MODES TODAY; 3. FACTORS INFLUENCING MODE CHOICE; 4. OPPORTUNITIES FOR MODAL SHIFTS; 5. TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES TO PROJECT FREIGHT MODAL SHARES.
- 6. FEDERAL ACTIONS TO INFLUENCE FREIGHT MODAL SHIFTSCONCLUSION; APPENDIX A. ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS; REFERENCES; INDEX.