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Sustainability of Transportation

Sustainability of Transportation. Meaning, Issues and the Future. What is Sustainable Transport?. “Satisfying current transport and mobility needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet these needs” Analogous to Europe’s “sustainable mobility”

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Sustainability of Transportation

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  1. Sustainability of Transportation Meaning, Issues and the Future

  2. What is Sustainable Transport? • “Satisfying current transport and mobility needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet these needs” • Analogous to Europe’s “sustainable mobility” • Analogous also to sustainable development where: • i. Rates of use of natural resources do not exceed their rates of generation • ii. Rates of use of non-renewable resources do not exceed rate at which sustainable renewable substitutes are developed • iii. Rates of pollution emission do not exceed the assimilative capacity of the environment

  3. Factors Limiting Sustainability of Transport • Future of Petroleum- nonrenewable resource and price factors • Environmental Degradation- urban air quality and global atmosphere (acid rain) • High rates of accidents and fatalities • Congestion • Urban Sprawl and Excessive Land Consumed for Highway Construction

  4. Solutions to Sustainable Transport Problem • Congestion pricing • Alternative fuels, hybrid autos and taxation of gasoline-California • New urban designs that decrease need for travel • Use of high speed rail to replace freeways

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