Freight Transport and the Environment
( Volume 45 )
Publication series ：Volume 45
Author： Kroon M.;Smit R.;Ham J. van
Publisher： Elsevier Science
Publication year： 1991
E-ISBN: 9780080875040
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780444887702
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9780444887702
Subject： U Transportation;X Environmental Science, Safety Science;X5 Environmental Pollution and Prevention
Language： ENG
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Description
In the past few decades, freight transport on roads has grown considerably because of the quick and flexible movement of goods. With an expanding market due to product specialization, there will be an increase in the demand for freight transport. There are however, several negative implications for the environment (air and noise pollution), human health and other more far-reaching phenomena such as acidification, photochemical air pollution and the greenhouse effect. Solutions to this problem are probed in this book including the stimulation of technological breakthroughs, new transport policies and better traffic management. The book provides a survey of present and potential approaches to reconcile the strong need for increasing transport and the necessity to stop the current destruction of natural resources and harm to human health.
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