Transport Beyond Oil Policy Choices for a Multimodal Future
Seventy percent of the oil America uses each year goes to transportation. That means that the national oil addiction and all its consequences, from climate change to disastrous spills to dependence on foreign markets, can be greatly reduced by changing th
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Transport Beyond Oil Policy Choices for a Multimodal Future
Edited by John L. Renne and Billy Fields
Washington | Covelo | London
Copyright © 2013 Island Press All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher: Island Press, 2000 M Street NW, Suite 650, Washington, DC 20036 Island Press is a trademark of The Center for Resource Economics. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Transport beyond oil : policy choices for a multimodal future / edited by John L. Renne and Billy Fields. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978–1–61091-041–5 (alk. paper) — ISBN 1–61091-041–9 (alk. paper) — ISBN 978–1–61091-043–9 (pbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 1–61091-043–5 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Transportation and state—United States. 2. Sustainable urban development—United States. 3. Transportation—Energy consumption—United States. 4. Transportation—Energy conservation—United States. 5. Petroleum as fuel—United States. I. Renne, John L. II. Fields, Billy (Billy M.) HE206.2.T6765 2013 Printed on recycled, acid-free paper Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Keywords: bicycling, biodiesel, car dependence, carbon emissions, climate change, Deepwater Horizon, freight transportation, gas tax, greenhouse gas emissions, high-speed rail, induced travel demand, land use planning, mass transit, nonmotorized transportation, peak oil, pedestrian infrastructure, petroleum consumption, public transportation, transit-oriented development, transportation planning, transportation policy, urban design, vehicle miles traveled
The editors wish to dedicate this book to all of the people and communities along the Gulf Coast who were and still are impacted by the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
Contents Foreword: Where Have We Come From? Where Are We Going? Gilbert E. Carmichael Acknowledgments Introduction: Moving from Disaster to Opportunity: Transitioning the Transportation Sector from Oil Dependence John L. Renne and Billy Fields
Part 1 Petroleum Consumption Impacts and Trends
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The Role of Transportation in Climate Disruption Deborah Gordon and David Burwell
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Oil Vulnerability in the American City Neil Sipe and Jago Dodson
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Full Cost Analysis of Petroleum Consumption Todd Litman
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How Does Induced Travel Affect Sustainable Transportation Policy? Robert B. Noland and Christopher S. Hanson
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Bending the Curve: How Reshaping US Transportation Can Influence Carbon Demand Deron Lovaas and Joanne R. Potter
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Part 2 Transportation and Oil Dependence: A Modal Analysis
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Public Transportation as a Solution to Oil Dependence Bradley W. Lane
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Taking the Car Out of Carbon: Mass Transit and Emission Avoidance Projjal K. Dutta
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High-Speed Rail and Reducing Oil Dependence Petra Todorovich and Edward Burgess
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The Challenges and Benefits of Using Biodiesel in Freight Railways Simo
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