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THE ECOLOGY OF TRANSPORTATION
MANAGING MOBILITY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT |
| By: |
Julia L. Davenport (Editor), John Davenport (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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£199.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1402045034 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781402045035 |
| Publisher: |
SPRINGER-VERLAG NEW YORK INC. |
| Pub. date: |
11 April, 2006 |
| Series: |
Environmental Pollution v. 10 |
| Pages: |
393 |
| Description: |
Human transport by land, sea and air has increased through time in intensity, paralleling rises in population, prosperity and rates of technological change. This book brings together international experts from a variety of disciplines to review the ecological effects and their causes in terms of road, rail, ship and aircraft transport. |
| Synopsis: |
Human transport by land, sea and air has increased exponentially through time in intensity, paralleling rises in population, prosperity and rates of technological change. Transport has considerable ecological effects, many of them detrimental to environmental sustainability. This volume brings together international experts from a variety of disciplines to review the ecological effects and their causes in terms of road, rail, ship and aircraft transport. The contributors have different attitudes and agendas. Some are ecologists, some planners, others social scientists. Focus ranges from identification of threats and amelioration of damaging effects through to future design of transport systems to minimize environmental degradation. Some chapters consider restricted areas of the globe; others the globe itself. Views encompass deep pessimism and cautious optimism. Uniquely, the volume considers transport effects in all environments. This is the first book that attempts to discuss the relationship between human transport and all ecosystems.It appeals not only to the specialist environmentalist by picking out novel topics, but also to anyone involved in transport issues as it tackles the issues from an historical perspective, encompassing the past, present and future of the effects of human transport. |
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biography |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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