| Description |
xxvi, 357 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Note |
Based on papers from the Asilomar Conference on Transportation and Global Climate Change, held in Pacific Grove, Calif., summer, 1991. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Highway vehicle activity trends and their implications for global warming / Michael P. Walsh -- Trends in transportation energy use / Lee Schipper, Ruth Steiner, and Stephen Myers -- Effects of transportation sector growth on energy use, the environment, and traffic congestion in four Asian cities / Mia Layne Birk and Peter Reilly-Roe -- Designing incentive-based approaches to limit carbon dioxide emissions from the light-duty vehicle fleet / Robin Miles-McLean, Susan M. Haltmaier, and Michael G. Shelby -- IC engines and fuels for cars and light trucks / John McLean -- Vehicle efficiency and the electric option / Paul B. MacCready -- USDOE vehicle propulsion research and development program / John J. Brogan and Sek R. Venkateswaran |
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Solar hydrogen transportation fuels / Joan M. Ogden, and Mark A. DeLuchi -- Why is energy use rising in the freight sector / Marianne M. Mintz and Anant D. Vyas -- Characteristics of future aviation fuels / Oren J. Haddler and Albert M. Momenthy -- Transportation on a greenhouse planet / John M. DeCicco ... [et. al]. |
| Subject |
Greenhouse gases -- Environmental aspects.
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Transportation, Automotive -- Energy conservation.
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Transportation, Automotive -- Energy consumption.
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Synthetic fuels.
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Climatic changes.
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| Added Author |
Greene, David Lloyd, 1949-
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Santini, Danilo J., 1945-
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Asilomar Conference on Transportation and Global Climate Change (1991 : Pacific Grove, Calif.)
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| ISBN |
0918249171 : $28.00 |
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