Sustainable Automobility
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Sustainable Automobility
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Author : Paul Nieuwenhuis
language : en
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Release Date : 2014-03-28
Sustainable Automobility written by Paul Nieuwenhuis and has been published by Edward Elgar Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-28 with Business & Economics categories.
We have been trying to make cars cleaner and more efficient, but has this really made them more sustainable? This book argues, within the context of sustainable consumption and production, that we should see the car as a natural system, subject to natu
Automobility In Transition
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Author : Frank W. Geels
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Automobility In Transition written by Frank W. Geels and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Automobiles categories.
This text examines the past evolution towards car-based forms of transport - problems associated with it, the success of past and current efforts to deal with problems of pollution, congestion, safety and degradation of public spaces and amenities, and also new developments, visions and strategies.
Paradigm Shift In Urban Mobility
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Author : Tomasz Janasz
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-11-30
Paradigm Shift In Urban Mobility written by Tomasz Janasz and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-30 with Business & Economics categories.
Tomasz Janasz demonstrates that digital technologies and new mobility concepts can lead to a reduction of the automobiles in urban areas by a factor of 10. The book features two vivid case studies of such digital mobility concepts: TwoGo by SAP and smexx. The author proposes six prototypes of business models for ‘Shared Automobility Services’. Janasz offers also the ‘Transformative Literacy’ for designing sustainable urban mobility systems of the future. The author elaborates on the socio-political patterns of urban mobility by presenting the case of the City of Basel (Switzerland). He proposes the framework of ‘Integrated Sustainable Urban Mobility’ to explain how to overcome car dependence in cities.
Transforming Urban Transport
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Author : Nicholas Low
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013
Transforming Urban Transport written by Nicholas Low and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Transportation categories.
This work confronts head-on the dilemma faced by a world wedded to mobility: the danger of continuing along the fossil-fuelled path and the real paucity of viable technological alternatives which can be deployed in time.
The Business Of Sustainable Mobility
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Author : Paul Nieuwenhuis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
The Business Of Sustainable Mobility written by Paul Nieuwenhuis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Electronic books categories.
"In many parts of the world, there is a crisis of mobility. The choices we have made over the past 200 years on modes and technologies of transport have brought us unprecedented global interaction and in many respects increased personal freedom. However, all this mobility has come at a cost to society, to the economy and to the environment. Mobility is in crisis, but few seem aware of the full extent of it. Though most people will be aware of congestion, accidents (although this aspect is often overlooked), parking restrictions or fuel prices, few will have considered the effects of the dramatic increase in mobility expected in China, India and elsewhere. Nor do many people in their daily lives consider the impact of climate change on our environment and the contribution our cars make to it. It is often thought that technology alone can solve this problem. For some observers, salvation could be achieved by means of hydrogen fuel cells, by hybrid cars, or by increased fuel efficiency, or even by telematics to reduce congestion. This book shows that "technology" may well not be enough in itself and that for a genuinely sustainable transport future far more radical change – affecting many aspects of society – is needed. It is likely, for example, that new business models are needed, as well as users and consumers adopting new forms of behaviour. Disruptive technological innovation may well contribute, but needs to be induced by a combination of market forces and government regulation.Many studies touch on transport and mobility issues and more mainstream books aimed at challenging the dominance of automobility are common, yet works dealing with the longer-term strategic, theoretical and broader conceptual issues needed to inform the move towards more sustainable transport are rare. Yet policy-makers, practitioners, as well as many sections of academia, acknowledge a need for guidance on new thinking on sustainable mobility. This book brings together a range of views representing both leading-edge thinking and best practice in the mobility sector. The individual expert contributions form the basis for framing a broader vision of future mobility and proposed transition trajectories towards that future.Much of the effort reflected in the chapters in this book is concerned with going beyond the "technofix" of new cars, to confront the more difficult challenges of institutional, cultural and social change within and beyond the industry that have to be resolved in the transition towards sustainability. It therefore seeks to break through the conventional boundary between engineering and the social sciences, and the contributors come from both sides of this traditional but unnecessary divide, combining economists, engineers, geographers, designers and others.The work is based on the sustainable mobility stream in the 2003 International Greening of Industry Network conference in San Francisco. This event brought together experts from industry and government, and the book combines some of the papers presented there, developed and updated into full chapters, with a number of additional chapters to capture some of the themes that emerged from the conference.The central problem addressed in this book is the private car: how to power it, how to build it and how to deliver it to customers in a more sustainable future. It starts with ideas of radical innovation in the propulsion system of the car, notably the hydrogen fuel cell. In one section, the book examines business models that could be used to deliver automobility in a more sustainable manner. This section looks at how the car is made and used, and looks beyond it by examining how we could change those aspects in our quest for sustainable mobility. The book then considers a number of recently introduced vehicles and alternative vehicle concepts within the context of a dominant existing paradigm. These vary from a minimalist single-seat commuter to a powertrain exchange concept that could breathe new life into the electric vehicle. A number of chapters then report on current practice and experience in the initial moves toward more sustainable automobility. Finally, more visionary views are presented to look at what conclusions we can draw from the strands discussed and suggest possible future scenarios: where do we go from here?When thinking about the car, it is often not appreciated to what extent our modern culture is integrated with the car and its systems: we have literally built our world around the car in its current form, and this inevitably shapes the scope for constructing sustainable mobility. We therefore need to tackle any change to the current automobility paradigm on a very broad front and we need to be prepared for the possibly dramatic social and economic changes we may bring about by changing just some elements.The Business of Sustainable Mobility will be essential reading for academics, practitioners, policy-makers and others interested in the latest thinking on sustainable mobility."--Provided by publisher.
Sustainable Automobile Transport
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Author : L. Ryan
language : en
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Release Date : 2008-01-01
Sustainable Automobile Transport written by L. Ryan and has been published by Edward Elgar Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-01 with Transportation categories.
Transport, and in particular road transport, represents a significant global threat to long-term sustainable development, and is one of the fastest-growing consumers of final energy and sources of greenhouse gas emissions. In this book, long-term energy economy environment scenarios are used to identify the key technological developments required to address the challenges passenger car transport poses to climate change mitigation and energy security. It also considers possible targets for policy support and examines some of the elements that contribute to the significant levels of uncertainty particularly social and political conditions. The book then builds on this long-term scenario analysis with a broad review of recent empirical examples of relevant policy implementation to identify near-term options for the passenger transportation sector, which may promote a shift towards a more sustainable transport system over the longer term. Sustainable Automobile Transport will be of particular interest to those in the policy process who are striving to address the automobile-derived challenges associated with climate change a growing rather than declining problem. It will have a worldwide audience as every developed and rapidly growing society struggles to address the dynamic growth in greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles.
Sustainability And Cities
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Author : Peter Newman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999-02
Sustainability And Cities written by Peter Newman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-02 with Architecture categories.
Our dependence on cars is a huge problem - but the authors argue that it can be overcome and a new form of urban organisation developed. They examine the trends which shape global cities and establishes transport priorities within this framework.
The Automotive Industry And The Environment
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Author : Paul Nieuwenhuis
language : en
Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
Release Date : 2003-07-25
The Automotive Industry And The Environment written by Paul Nieuwenhuis and has been published by Woodhead Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-07-25 with Business & Economics categories.
Abbreviations and glossary -- Introduction -- The structure of the automotive industry -- Markets and the demand for cars -- manufacturers to responsible mobility providers -- Sector shift, inter-sector dynamics and futures studies -- Powertrain and fuel -- Fuel cells and the hydrogen economy -- High volume car production: Budd and Ford -- Alternatives to high volume car production -- Sustainability -- Sustainable mobility -- Practical steps towards sustainability -- Automobility 2050, the vision -- The distributed economy -- The shape of the future -- The roadmap -- Micro factory retailing -- Conclusions and implications -- index.
Sustainability And The Automobile Industry In Asia
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Author : Aki Suwa
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-03-09
Sustainability And The Automobile Industry In Asia written by Aki Suwa and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-09 with Business & Economics categories.
This book provides a wealth of information and a critically required framework for sustainable automobile policy development in major Asian countries. It also gives wide-ranging policy options, ranging from technological to institutional solutions to automobile emission problems, based on empirical case studies and comparative policy and regulatory analysis. It is a useful reference with valuable insights on how rapidly changing economies are adopting their policy and regulatory structures to cope with the progressively severe environmental impacts of automobile increase.
Reinventing The Automobile
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Author : William J. Mitchell
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2010-01-29
Reinventing The Automobile written by William J. Mitchell and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-29 with Technology & Engineering categories.
How to leave behind our unwieldy, gas-guzzling, carbon dioxide–emitting vehicles for cars that are green, smart, connected, and fun. This book provides a long-overdue vision for a new automobile era. The cars we drive today follow the same underlying design principles as the Model Ts of a hundred years ago and the tail-finned sedans of fifty years ago. In the twenty-first century, cars are still made for twentieth-century purposes. They are inefficient for providing personal mobility within cities—where most of the world's people now live. In this pathbreaking book, William Mitchell and two industry experts reimagine the automobile, describing vehicles of the near future that are green, smart, connected, and fun to drive. They roll out four big ideas that will make this both feasible and timely. The fundamental reinvention of the automobile won't be easy, but it is an urgent necessity—to make urban mobility more convenient and sustainable, to make cities more livable, and to help bring the automobile industry out of crisis.