Climate Change and Sustainable Transportation

  • Author(s): Anand S. Khati and Prabir G. Dastidar
  • Size: 160 mm × 240 mm
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Pages: 178
  • ISBN: 9789386530110
  • Cover Price:

    Rs.795.00 / US $56.00

  • Special Price: Rs. 715.00 / US $50.00

Book Details

Climate change is no longer a subject of scientific and academic importance; the well-being of the earth and human race is deeply dependent on it. With rapid growth of population and accelerated urbanization, the limited resources of earth have come under great stress. Climate Change and Sustainable Transport provides a comprehensive knowledge about the different dimensions of climate system, climate change and role of transport in climate change, its genesis and different migration options. The book will help to develop an overview on the multifaceted, interdependent complexities involved between climate change and transportation.

The chapters have been so-developed that they present a broad overview of the relevance of sustainable transport system in the context of environment and climate change which determines how sustainability needs to be an underlining part of the policy framework and infrastructural development. Inclusion of case studies based on the traffic scenarios of Delhi-NCR and transport scenario of India, as a whole, has imparted practicality to the text. The book will be relevant to the researchers, policymakers, administrators, policy planners, students, teachers, and general public at large and help them in discussing, disseminating, and propagating the work to inform political and societal decision-makers in identifying problems and offering solutions that can be widely implemented in the larger public interest.

Climate Change and Sustainable Transportation will also help readers identify different facets of this complex subject and the responsible role it plays in the socio-economic development of a country.

Table of Contents

    Foreword

    Preface

    1. Atmosphere and Climate Systems
    • Introduction
    • Different Layers of the Atmosphere
    • Science of Climate Change
    • Climate Change: historical records
    • Climate Change Indicators
    • Effects of Climate Change
    • History of Climate Change
    1. Transport System
    • Transport System
    • Transport Options
    • Vehicular Growth
    • Urbanization and Transport
    • Energy Consumption and Emission
    • Economy and Transport
    • External Effects of Transport
    1. Transport Sector in India and Traffic Scenario in Delhi NCR
    • Public Transport System
    • Modes of Transport Used for Commuting to Work Places
    • High-speed Rail Network and Sustainable Development
    • Key Government Strategies
    • Status of Current Transport Systems and Trends in Indian Cities
    1. Transport and Climate Change
    • Impact of Transport on the Environment
    • Transport Externalities
    • Transport and Natural Resources
    • Health and Visibility Cost of Air Pollution
    • Sustainable Transport System
    1. Sustainability of the Environment
    • Relevance
    • Transport Complexities and Remedies
    • Transport and Sustainable Measures
    • Genesis of Sustainable Transport Systems
    • Sustainable Transport Framework
    • How to Achieve Sustainable Transport?
    1. Railways: the major and sustainable mode of transport in India

     Index

    About the Authors

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