Transport beyond oil : policy choices for a multimodal future / edited by John L. Renne and Billy Fields.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Renne, John L.

Fields, Billy (Billy M.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transportation and state--United States.

Transportation and state.

Petroleum as fuel.

Transportation--Energy conservation.

Transportation--Energy consumption.

Transportation.

Sustainable urban development.

United States.

Sustainable urban development--United States.

Transportation--Energy consumption--United States.

Transportation--Energy conservation--United States.

Petroleum as fuel--United States.

Physical Description:

xiii, 320 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Island Press, [2013]

Summary:

"Seventy percent of the oil America uses each year goes to transportation. In Transport Beyond Oil, leading experts show how to slash that statistic and reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. The authors demonstrate that smarter development and land use decisions, paired with better transportation systems, can dramatically lower energy consumption. John Renne calculates how oil can be saved through a future with more transit-oriented development. Petra Todorovitch examines the promise of high speed rail. Peter Newman envisions 100% oil-free cities through the development of electric-transit, renewable natural gas, and other sustainable energy sources. Additional topics include funding transit, freight transport, and non-motorized transportation systems. Each chapter provides policy prescriptions and their measurable results. Transport Beyond Oil delivers practical solutions, based on quantitative data. This fact-based approach offers a new vision of travel that is both transformational and achievable" --Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781610910415

1610910419

9781610910439

1610910435

OCLC:

795173899