Transport Beyond Oil : Policy Choices for a Multimodal Future / edited by John L. Renne, Billy Fields.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Renne, John L.

Fields, Billy (Billy M.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainability.

Environmental law.

Human geography.

Design.

Physical geography.

Transportation engineering.

Traffic engineering.

Environmental Law.

Human Geography.

Earth System Sciences.

Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering.

Local Subjects:

Sustainability.

Environmental Law.

Human Geography.

Design.

Earth System Sciences.

Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (334 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2013.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Seventy percent of the oil America uses each year goes to transportation. That means that the national oil addiction and all its consequences, from climate change to disastrous spills to dependence on foreign markets, can be greatly reduced by changing the way we move. In Transport Beyond Oil, leading experts in transportation, planning, development, and policy show how to achieve this fundamental shift. The authors demonstrate that smarter development and land-use decisions, paired with better transportation systems, can slash 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 imagines a future without oil for car-dependent cities and regions. Additional topics include funding transit, freight transport, and nonmotorized 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 transportation that is both transformational and achievable.

Contents:

Foreword: Where Have We Come From? Where Are We Going?; G.E. Carmichael

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Moving from Disaster to Opportunity: Transitioning the Transportation Sector from Oil Dependence; J.L. Renne, B. Fields

Part 1: Petroleum Consumption Impacts and Trends. 1. The Role of Transportation in Climate Disruption; D. Gordon, D. Burwell- 2. Oil Vulnerability in the American City; N. Sipe, J. Dodson

3. Full Cost Analysis of Petroleum Consumption; T. Litman

4. How Does Induced Travel Affect Sustainable Transportation Policy?; R.B. Noland, C.S. Hanson

5. Bending the Curve: How Reshaping US Transportation Can Influence Carbon Demand; D. Lovaas, J.R. Potter

Part 2: Transportation and Oil Dependence: A Modal Analysis. 6. Public Transportation as a Solution to Oil Dependence; B.W. Lane

7. Taking the Car Out of Carbon: Mass Transit and Emission Avoidance; P.K.Dutta

8. High-Speed Rail and Reducing Oil Dependence; P. Todorovich, E. Burgess

9. The Challenges and Benefits of Using Biodiesel in Freight Railways; S. McDonnell, J. Lin

10. Healthy, Oil-Free Transportation: The Role of Walking and Bicycling in Reducing Oil Dependence; K. Mills, JD

11. Building an Optimized Freight Transportation System; A.S. Drake

Part 3: Moving Forward. 12. Imagining a Future Without Oil for Car-Dependent Cities and Regions; P. Newman

13. The Pent-Up Demand for Transit-Oriented Development and Its Role in Reducing Oil Dependence; J.L. Renne

14. Deteriorating or Improving?: Transport Sustainability Trends in Global Metropolitan Areas; J. Kenworthy

15. Policy Implications of the Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program: Redefining the Transportation Solution; B. Fields, T. Hull

16. From Potential to Practice: Building a National Policy Framework for Transportation Oil Reduction; B. Fields et al.

About the Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-59726-363-X

1-59726-242-0

OCLC:

836763065