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UNINA9910956329303321 |
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Autore |
Gilbert Richard <1940-> |
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Titolo |
Transport revolutions : moving people and freight without oil / / Richard Gilbert & Anthony Perl |
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Philadelphia, Pa., : New Society, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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9786612748219 |
9781282748217 |
1282748211 |
9781550924534 |
1550924532 |
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Edizione |
[Rev. and updated ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (555 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Transportation - Environmental aspects |
Transportation - Energy conservation |
Transportation - Forecasting |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Learning from Past Transport Revolutions -- Transport Today -- Transport and Energy -- Transport's Adverse Impacts -- The Next Transport Revolutions -- Leading the Way Forward -- Appendix A List of Acronyms and Abbreviations. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Examines the worldwide state of transport today, especially its energy use and its impacts, positive and negative. The authors then show, focusing on the US and China, how ample movement of people and freight could be sustained beyond 2025 with much reduced dependence on oil. |
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