Transitions Towards Sustainable Mobility New Solutions and Approache
Delivering a sustainable transport system is not just a matter of adopting a number of technological innovations to improve performance in terms of people, planet, and profits. A broader structural and societal transition is needed in technology, as well
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Jo A.E.E. van Nunen Piet Rietveld
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Paul Huijbregts
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Transitions Towards Sustainable Mobility New Solutions and Approaches for Sustainable Transport Systems
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Editors Jo A.E.E. van Nunen { 2010 Professor of Logistic and Information Systems Erasmus University Rotterdam Rotterdam The Netherlands
Dr. Paul Huijbregts DINALOG Princenhagelaan 13 4813 DA Breda The Netherlands [email protected]
Prof.Dr. Piet Rietveld VU University Department of Spatial Economics De Boelelaan 1105 1081 HV Amsterdam The Netherlands [email protected]
ISBN 978-3-642-21191-1 e-ISBN 978-3-642-21192-8 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-21192-8 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2011935734 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
One of the challenges for the coming decades is to arrive at a decoupling of economic growth and emissions of various pollutions and CO2. Transport is one of the sectors confronted with this ambitious goal. Some 25–30% of world energy consumption is related to transport and its share in total energy use is increasing, making it a main factor in the global problems of energy scarcity and greenhouse gas emissions. Present developments do not show a clear tendency towards a decoupling of developments in transport-related energy use and GDP. Hence, it is no surprise that transport has been identified as one of the main sectors that need a transition. At the same time, transport systems in many countries are subject to other problems, including lack of quality and reliability and high costs. The relevant dimensions can be represented by means of the well-known triangle of ‘people’, ‘planet’ and ‘profit’. Clearly, the challenges that the transport system is facing call for a broad approach, and a wide range of interlinked changes in various domains such as technology, institutions, land use and behaviour. The aim of the present book is to address a number of dimensions in such a transition. This volume contains a selection of the results from the Transumo (TRANsition SUstainable MObility) programme carried out between 2004 and
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