Title: Sustainable Transportation Systems Engineering : Evaluation & Implementation Author: , , James Banks, Mark Turnquist, Ricardo Daziano ISBN: 0071800123 / 9780071800129 Format: Hard Cover Pages: 704 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Year: 2014 Availability: 45-60 days
Description
Contents
Engineer and implement sustainable transportation solutions
Featuring in-depth coverage of passenger and freight transportation, this comprehensive resource discusses contemporary transportation systems and options for improving their sustainability. The book addresses vehicle and infrastructure design, economics, environmental concerns, energy security, and alternative energy sources and platforms. Worked-out examples, case studies, illustrations, equations, and end-of-chapter problems are also included in this practical guide.
Sustainable Transportation Systems Engineering covers:
Background on energy security and climate change
Systems analysis tools and techniques
Individual choices and transportation demand
Transportation systems and vehicle design
Physical design of transportation infrastructure
Congestion mitigation in urban passenger transportation
Role of intelligent transportation systems
Public transportation and multimodal solutions
Personal mobility and accessibility
Intercity passenger transportation
Freight transportation function and current trends
Freight modal and supply chain management approaches
Spatial and geographic aspects of freight transportation
Alternative fuels and platforms
Electricity and hydrogen as alternative fuels
Bioenergy resources and systems
Transportation security and planning for extreme weather events
Preface
Part I : Overview
Chapter 1 : Introduction Chapter 2 : Major Challenges : finite resources, transportation congestion, climate change
Part II : Tools
Chapter 3 : A Systems ApproaChapter to Solving Transportation Problems Chapter 4 : Transportation Technology Considerations Chapter 5 : Modeling of Consumer Choice
Part IV : Freight Transportation
Chapter 10 : Overview of Freight Transportation Chapter 11 : Intramodal Solutions Chapter 12 : Intermodal and Multimodal Solutions Chapter 13 : Supply Chain Level Solutions
Part V : System-Wide Transportation Issues
Chapter 14 : Energy Security and Conventional Energy Chapter 15 : Transportation and Air Quality Chapter 16 : Electrified Transportation Chapter 17 : Biofuel Transporation Chapter 18 : Transportation and Security Chapter 19 : Transportation Planning for Emergencies
Part VI : Conclusion
Chapter 20 : Conclusion : Creating a Sustainable Transportation System for the 21st century