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Vanek, Francis M.

Sustainable transportation systems engineering / Francis M. Vanek [and four others]. - New York : McGraw Hill Education, c2014 - xxix, 671 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Part I - OverviewCh 1. IntroductionCh 2. Major Challenges - finite resources, transportation congestion, climate changePart II - ToolsCh 3. A Systems Approach to Solving Transportation ProblemsCh 4. Transportation Technology ConsiderationsCh 5. Modeling of Consumer ChoicePart III - Passenger TransporationCh 6. Overview of Passenger TransportationCh 7. Private Light-Duty Vehicle SolutionsCh 8. Multimodal Passenger Transportation SolutionsCh 9. Intercity Transportation SolutionsPart IV - Freight TransportationCh 10. Overview of Freight TransportationCh 11. Intramodal SolutionsCh 12. Intermodal and Multimodal SolutionsCh 13. Supply Chain Level SolutionsPart V - System-Wide Transportation IssuesCh 14. Energy Security and Conventional EnergyCh 15. Transportation and Air QualityCh 16. Electrified TransportationCh 17. Biofuel TransporationCh 18. Transportation and SecurityCh 19. Transportation Planning for EmergenciesPart VI - ConclusionCh 20. Conclusion - creating a sustainable transportation system for the 21st century

A single-volume engineering text on sustainable options for transportation

ISBN: 9780071800129

Subjects--Topical Terms:
TRANSPORTATION

LC Class. No.: TA 1145 .S87 2014