By John L. Renne,Billy Fields,Gilbert E. Carmichael,David Gates Burwell,Neil Sipe,Todd Litman,Deborah Gordon,Deron Lovaas,Jago Dodson,Robert Noland,Christopher Hanson,Joanne R. Potter,Bradley W. Lane,Projjal K. Dutta,Petra E. Todorovich Messick,Edward Burges
ISBN-10: 1610910419
ISBN-13: 9781610910415
ISBN-10: 1610910435
ISBN-13: 9781610910439
The authors show that smarter improvement and land-use judgements, paired with greater transportation platforms, can diminish strength intake. John Renne calculates how oil may be stored via a destiny with extra transit-oriented improvement. Petra Todorovitch examines the promise of high-speed rail. Peter Newman imagines a destiny with out oil for car-dependent towns and areas. extra issues comprise investment transit, freight shipping, and nonmotorized transportation structures. every one bankruptcy offers coverage prescriptions and their measurable results.
Transport past Oil promises useful options, according to quantitative info. This fact-based strategy bargains a brand new imaginative and prescient of transportation that's either transformational and achievable.
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Transport Beyond Oil: Policy Choices for a Multimodal Future by John L. Renne,Billy Fields,Gilbert E. Carmichael,David Gates Burwell,Neil Sipe,Todd Litman,Deborah Gordon,Deron Lovaas,Jago Dodson,Robert Noland,Christopher Hanson,Joanne R. Potter,Bradley W. Lane,Projjal K. Dutta,Petra E. Todorovich Messick,Edward Burges
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