Sustainable Mobility

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tanvir, Shams, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Engineering and Technology--Textbooks.

Engineering and Technology.

Civil engineering--Textbooks.

Civil engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Arlington, Texas Mavs Open Press [2024]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This textbook and OER material cover tools and basic knowledge required to prepare transportation engineers and planners to contribute towards a carbon-neutral mobility future. In addition, we will explore the potential for vehicle electrification, automation, connectivity, and ridesharing to reduce the carbon impacts of auto mobility. The textbook modules are intended to inform and teach students how to design streets for modes that have almost no carbon emissions. The goal of the textbook is to train engineering students on existing tools and policy levers that can be used to incorporate emerging transportation technologies in a sustainable, equitable, and efficient manner. The course is designed for graduate transportation engineering, and city and regional planning students. The undergraduate seniors will be able to absorb the materials given they have already taken fundamental courses on transportation engineering and planning, including traffic engineering and highway design. This textbook is a product of the grant OERTransport: Enabling Transportation Planning Professional Advancement awarded to the University of Texas-Arlington (UTA) in consortium with California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) and the University of South Florida (USF). It was developed under an Open Textbooks Pilot grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), U.S. Department of Education. However, its contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and no endorsement by the Federal Government should be assumed.

Contents:

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction And Learning Objectives

Chapter 1: The Basics of Sustainable Mobility

Chapter 2: Transportation and Climate Change

Chapter 3: Design of Bicycle Facilities

Chapter 4: Design of Pedestrian Facilities

Chapter 5: Energy Consumption and Emissions from Transportation

Chapter 6: Introduction to Zero Emissions Vehicles

Chapter 7: Design of Charging Infrastructure

Chapter 8: Shared Mobility and Automation

Chapter 9: Sustainable Freight

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Notes:

Description based on print resource