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Transport and climate change / / Tim Ryley, Lee Chapman
| Transport and climate change / / Tim Ryley, Lee Chapman |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bingley, : Emerald, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (409 p.) |
| Disciplina | 388.4 |
| Collana | Transport and sustainability |
| Soggetto topico |
Transport planning & policy
Transportation - Economic aspects Climatic changes |
| ISBN |
1-283-54874-7
9786613861191 1-78052-441-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
FRONT COVER; TRANSPORT AND CLIMATE CHANGE; COPYRIGHT PAGE; CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION; BACKGROUND; SCENARIOS; MITIGATION; ADAPTATION; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2 MANAGING THE FUTURE: MODELS, SCENARIOS AND THE CONTROL OF UNCERTAINTY; INTRODUCTION; THE COUNTING IMPULSE; COMPLEXITY AND UNCERTAINTY; THE SEARCH FOR FORESIGHT; ENGAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE FORESIGHT; SYSTEMATIC QUALITATIVE FORESIGHT; CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3 AN INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION: AVIATION; INTRODUCTION; AVIATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION MEASURES FOR AVIATIONAVIATION ADAPTATION TO A CHANGING CLIMATE; CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 4 AN INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION: SHIPPING; INTRODUCTION; AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE OF THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY; THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY CONTEXT; POTENTIAL MITIGATION MEASURES; CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 5 THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON NATIONAL ROAD AND RAIL NETWORKS; INTRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE; PRECIPITATION; SEASONAL CHANGES; SEA-LEVEL CHANGE; EXTREME EVENTS; CITY-SPECIFIC IMPACTS; IMPACTS OF EXISTING WEATHER CONDITIONS; CONCLUSIONS REFERENCESCHAPTER 6 THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE NATIONAL FREIGHT SECTOR; INTRODUCTION; FREIGHT AS A VULNERABLE SECTOR TO CLIMATE CHANGE; DETERMINANTS OF FREIGHT EXPOSURE TO CLIMATE HAZARDS; ADAPTING TO A NEW CLIMATE; THE ROLE OF SCENARIOS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 7 THE ROLE OF WALKING AND CYCLING IN REDUCING THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE; INTRODUCTION; CONTEXT; SOURCES AND METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL ATTITUDES; HOUSEHOLD CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES; OTHER FACTORS INFLUENCING WALKING AND CYCLING; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES CHAPTER 8 A POLICY PERSPECTIVE ON TRANSPORT AND CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUESINTRODUCTION; THE MEANING OF POLICY - AN ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; TRANSPORT POLICY IN ENGLAND (1998-2009); POLICY CONTENT; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 9 AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE: THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF CARBON REDUCTION MEASURES IN TRANSPORT; INTRODUCTION; COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF CURRENT POLICY; COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF ADDITIONAL MEASURES IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR; TOWARDS A MORE COST-EFFECTIVE PROPOSAL; CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES CHAPTER 10 A BEHAVIOURAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRANSPORT AND CLIMATE CHANGEINTRODUCTION: A TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR PERSPECTIVE; THE IMPORTANCE OF BEHAVIOUR CHANGE MEASURES TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF TRANSPORT ON CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 11 TRANSPORT AND CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM: A SOCIAL JUSTICE PERSPECTIVE; INTRODUCTION; THE UK POLICY CONTEXT; IDENTIFYING THE SOCIAL AND DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES FOR TRANSPORT; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM CASE STUDIES; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES CHAPTER 12 THE ROLE OF INFORMATION IN REDUCING THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE FOR TRANSPORT APPLICATIONS |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790327403321 |
| Bingley, : Emerald, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Transport and climate change / / Tim Ryley, Lee Chapman
| Transport and climate change / / Tim Ryley, Lee Chapman |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bingley, : Emerald, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (409 p.) |
| Disciplina | 388.4 |
| Collana | Transport and sustainability |
| Soggetto topico |
Transport planning & policy
Transportation - Economic aspects Climatic changes |
| ISBN |
1-283-54874-7
9786613861191 1-78052-441-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
FRONT COVER; TRANSPORT AND CLIMATE CHANGE; COPYRIGHT PAGE; CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION; BACKGROUND; SCENARIOS; MITIGATION; ADAPTATION; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2 MANAGING THE FUTURE: MODELS, SCENARIOS AND THE CONTROL OF UNCERTAINTY; INTRODUCTION; THE COUNTING IMPULSE; COMPLEXITY AND UNCERTAINTY; THE SEARCH FOR FORESIGHT; ENGAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE FORESIGHT; SYSTEMATIC QUALITATIVE FORESIGHT; CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3 AN INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION: AVIATION; INTRODUCTION; AVIATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION MEASURES FOR AVIATIONAVIATION ADAPTATION TO A CHANGING CLIMATE; CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 4 AN INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION: SHIPPING; INTRODUCTION; AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE OF THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY; THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY CONTEXT; POTENTIAL MITIGATION MEASURES; CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 5 THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON NATIONAL ROAD AND RAIL NETWORKS; INTRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE; PRECIPITATION; SEASONAL CHANGES; SEA-LEVEL CHANGE; EXTREME EVENTS; CITY-SPECIFIC IMPACTS; IMPACTS OF EXISTING WEATHER CONDITIONS; CONCLUSIONS REFERENCESCHAPTER 6 THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE NATIONAL FREIGHT SECTOR; INTRODUCTION; FREIGHT AS A VULNERABLE SECTOR TO CLIMATE CHANGE; DETERMINANTS OF FREIGHT EXPOSURE TO CLIMATE HAZARDS; ADAPTING TO A NEW CLIMATE; THE ROLE OF SCENARIOS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 7 THE ROLE OF WALKING AND CYCLING IN REDUCING THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE; INTRODUCTION; CONTEXT; SOURCES AND METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL ATTITUDES; HOUSEHOLD CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES; OTHER FACTORS INFLUENCING WALKING AND CYCLING; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES CHAPTER 8 A POLICY PERSPECTIVE ON TRANSPORT AND CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUESINTRODUCTION; THE MEANING OF POLICY - AN ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; TRANSPORT POLICY IN ENGLAND (1998-2009); POLICY CONTENT; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 9 AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE: THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF CARBON REDUCTION MEASURES IN TRANSPORT; INTRODUCTION; COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF CURRENT POLICY; COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF ADDITIONAL MEASURES IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR; TOWARDS A MORE COST-EFFECTIVE PROPOSAL; CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES CHAPTER 10 A BEHAVIOURAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRANSPORT AND CLIMATE CHANGEINTRODUCTION: A TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR PERSPECTIVE; THE IMPORTANCE OF BEHAVIOUR CHANGE MEASURES TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF TRANSPORT ON CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 11 TRANSPORT AND CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM: A SOCIAL JUSTICE PERSPECTIVE; INTRODUCTION; THE UK POLICY CONTEXT; IDENTIFYING THE SOCIAL AND DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES FOR TRANSPORT; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM CASE STUDIES; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES CHAPTER 12 THE ROLE OF INFORMATION IN REDUCING THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE FOR TRANSPORT APPLICATIONS |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825344703321 |
| Bingley, : Emerald, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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