Sustainable Transportation [electronic resource] : Indicators, Frameworks, and Performance Management / by Henrik Gudmundsson, Ralph P. Hall, Greg Marsden, Josias Zietsman.

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Gudmundsson, Henrik [author.]

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Series: Springer Texts in Business and EconomicsPublisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2016Description: XIII, 304 p. 54 illus., 13 illus. in color. online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9783662469248

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification:

333.7 23

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HC79.E5

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Contents:

Preface -- Part I -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Sustainable Development -- 3 Planning for Transportation.- 4 Transportation and Sustainability.- 5 Governance and Decision-Making in Transportation.- 6 Indicators.-7 Frameworks -- Preamble to Part II.- 8 European Union Transport White Paper.- 9 High Speed Rail in England.- 10 New York’s GreenLITES Rating Systems.- 11 Japan's 'Eco-Model' City Program -- 12 Conclusions.

In: Springer eBooksSummary: This textbook provides an introduction to the concept of sustainability in the context of transportation planning, management, and decision-making. The book is divided into two parts. In the first part, indicators and frameworks for measuring sustainable development in the transportation sector are developed. In the second, the authors analyze actual planning and decision-making in transportation agencies in a variety of governance settings. This analysis of real-world case studies demonstrates the benefits and limitations of current approaches to sustainable development in transportation. The book concludes with a discussion on how to make sustainability count in transportation decision-making and practice.

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This textbook provides an introduction to the concept of sustainability in the context of transportation planning, management, and decision-making. The book is divided into two parts. In the first part, indicators and frameworks for measuring sustainable development in the transportation sector are developed. In the second, the authors analyze actual planning and decision-making in transportation agencies in a variety of governance settings. This analysis of real-world case studies demonstrates the benefits and limitations of current approaches to sustainable development in transportation. The book concludes with a discussion on how to make sustainability count in transportation decision-making and practice.