Damage Prevention in the Transportation Environment

Damage Prevention in the Transportation Environment
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Total Pages : 366
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015086507574
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Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Synopsis Damage Prevention in the Transportation Environment by : Mechanical Failures Prevention Group. Meeting

Transportation, Energy Use and Environmental Impacts

Transportation, Energy Use and Environmental Impacts
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Publisher : Elsevier
Total Pages : 308
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ISBN-10 : 9780128134542
ISBN-13 : 0128134542
Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis Transportation, Energy Use and Environmental Impacts by : Marcio de Almeida D'Agosto

Transportation, Energy Use and Environmental Impacts shows researchers, students and professionals the important connection between transportation planning, energy use and emissions. The book examines the major transportation activities, components, systems and subsystems by mode. It closely explores the resulting environmental impacts from transport planning, construction and the decommissioning of transportation systems. It discusses transportation planning procedures from an energy use standpoint, offering guidelines to make transportation more energy consumption efficient. Other sections cover propulsion and energy use systems, focusing on road transportation, railway, waterway, pipeline, air, air pollutants, greenhouse gas emissions, and more.

Handbook on Applying Environmental Benchmarking in Freight Transportation

Handbook on Applying Environmental Benchmarking in Freight Transportation
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Publisher : Transportation Research Board
Total Pages : 79
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ISBN-10 : 9780309258753
ISBN-13 : 0309258758
Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis Handbook on Applying Environmental Benchmarking in Freight Transportation by : Laurence O'Rourke

"NCFRP Report 21: Handbook on Applying Environmental Benchmarking in Freight Transportation identifies and evaluates approaches that can be used by public and private entities to estimate, monitor, and reduce freight emissions and impacts across the supply chain by examining how benchmarking can be used as a management tool in the freight and logistics industry to promote environmental performance. The handbook provides a step-by-step overview of the benchmarking process and describes a framework for applying this process to freight carriers, shippers, and freight hubs"--Foreword.

Environmental Protection Research Catalog: Indexes

Environmental Protection Research Catalog: Indexes
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Total Pages : 1478
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ISBN-10 : UCBK:C073526763
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Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Synopsis Environmental Protection Research Catalog: Indexes by : Smithsonian Science Information Exchange

NBS Special Publication

NBS Special Publication
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Total Pages : 476
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105130366185
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Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

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Solar Energy Update

Solar Energy Update
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Total Pages : 370
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ISBN-10 : IND:30000090399787
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Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

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Integrating Human Health into Urban and Transport Planning

Integrating Human Health into Urban and Transport Planning
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 720
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ISBN-10 : 9783319749839
ISBN-13 : 3319749838
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis Integrating Human Health into Urban and Transport Planning by : Mark Nieuwenhuijsen

This volume brings together the world’s leading experts on urban and transport planning, environmental exposures, physical activity, health and health impact assessment to discuss challenges and solutions in cities. The book provides a conceptual framework and work program for actions and outlines future research needs. It presents the current evidence-base, the benefits of and numerous case studies on integrating health and the environment into urban development and transport planning. Within cities there is a considerable variation in the levels of environmental exposures such as ambient air pollution, noise, and temperature, green space availability and physical activity. Many of these exposures, and their adverse health impacts, are related to and are being exacerbated by urban and transport planning and policy. Emerging research suggests that urban and transport planning indicators such as road network, distance to major roads, traffic density, household density, industry, and natural and green space can explain a large proportion of the variability in environmental exposures and therefore represent important and highly modifiable factors. The urban environment is a complex interlinked system. Decision-makers need not only better data on the complexity of factors in environmental and developmental processes affecting human health, but also an enhanced understanding of the linkages between these factors and health effects to determine at which level to target their actions most effectively. In recent years, there also has been a shift from trying to change at the national level to more comprehensive and ambitious actions being developed and implemented at the regional and local levels. Cities have come to the forefront of providing solutions for environmental issues such as climate change, which has co-benefits for health, but yet need better knowledge for wider health-centric action. This book provides the latest and most up-to-date information and studies for academics and practitioners alike.