Description |
xxvi, 357 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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 -- The 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 -- The 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 [and others] |
Analysis |
Climatic changes Congresses |
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Greenhouse gases Environmental aspects Congresses |
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Synthetic fuels Congresses United States |
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Transportation, Automotive Energy conservation Congresses United States |
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Transportation, Automotive Energy consumption Congresses United States |
Notes |
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 |
Notes |
Also issued online |
Subject |
Climatic changes -- Congresses.
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Greenhouse gases -- Environmental aspects -- Congresses.
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Synthetic fuels -- United States -- Congresses.
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Transportation, Automotive -- Energy conservation -- United States -- Congresses.
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Transportation, Automotive -- Energy consumption -- United States -- Congresses.
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Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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Author |
Greene, David L. (David Lloyd), 1949-
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Santini, Danilo J., 1945-
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American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.
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Asilomar Conference on Transportation and Global Climate Change (1991 : Pacific Grove, Calif.)
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LC no. |
93015469 |
ISBN |
0918249171 |
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