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Record Nr.

UNINA9910438316703321

Autore

Schuetzle Dennis <1942->

Titolo

The automotive industry and the global environment : the next 100 years / / Dennis Schuetzle, William Glaze

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Warrendale, Pa. (400 Commonwealth Dr., Wallendale PA USA) : , : Society of Automotive Engineers, , c1999

[Piscataqay, New Jersey] : , : IEEE Xplore, , [1999]

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 PDF (72 pages) : illustrations, maps, digital file

Collana

Society of Automotive Engineers. Electronic publications.

Altri autori (Persone)

GlazeWilliam

Disciplina

629.222/09/05

Soggetti

Automobiles - Technological innovations

Automobiles - Environmental aspects

Automobile industry and trade

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-72).

Nota di contenuto

1. The Industrial Revolution and the Automobile -- 2. Evolution of Environmental Awareness and Protection in the 20th Century -- 3. Environmental and Energy Challenges of the 21st Century -- 4. Future Environmental Approaches and Methodologies -- 5. The "Global Revolution" and the Automobile -- 6. Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents an analysis on the potential effects of globalization on the automotive industry and the environment. Energy challenges, market economy growth, and population dynamics are considered. The authors also present future scenarios for transportation technologies to meet the ever growing global demand for transportation of goods and services while minimizing energy and environmental impacts and maximizing cost, value and widespread acceptance.