Isbn: 9789048177011 - moving millions: transport strategies for sustainable development in megacities: 14 (10 risultati)

Condizione: New. pp. 288.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book has been several years in the making. It has grown out of basic areas of inquiry begun under the auspices of the Alliance for Global Sustainability in the late 1990s, and has culminated with a series of on-site, collaborative studies conducted through AGS in cooperation with of cials in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China (PRC), during the early 2000s. Many individuals have made important contributions to the ideas, ndings, and results that have been compiled in this volume. The authors wish to recognize these signi cant contributions below. The Alliance for Global Sustainability is an international partnership among four of the leading scienti c and technological universities worldwide: - The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT-AGS); - The University of Tokyo (UT); - The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH); and - The Chalmers University of Technology. Created in 1997, the AGS today brings together hundreds of university scientists, engineers, and social scientists to address complex issues that lie at the intersection of environmental, economic, and social policy goals. Since its inception, the AGS has promoted and supported multidisciplinary research teams drawn from its partner institutions. Working on critical issues in sustainability across several elds encompassing energy and climate, mobility, urban systems, water and agriculture, cleaner technologies, public policy, and communications, these teams have developed a signi cant body of new knowledge. Furthermore, A- sponsored teamshave worked withengaged,farsighted leaders of global businesses and industries, governments, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to provide innovative but practical solutions to urgent environmental problems worldwide.…

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Moving Millions | Transport Strategies for Sustainable Development in Megacities | F. Moavenzadeh (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Alliance for Global Sustainability Bookseries | xvi | Englisch | 2010 | Springer | EAN 9789048177011 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.…

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Covering a topic of massive contemporary importance, this well written volume demonstrates how transportation strategy and environmental sustainability can be pursued in a comprehensive and harmonious, rather than unconnected and potentially conflicting, set of public policies. It applies lessons from several urban areas (e.g., Bogota, Singapore, Mexico City, Sao Paulo), including 'success stories' and less successful 'hard-won lessons', to a case study in Guangzhou. 288 pp. Englisch. …

Condizione: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Discussion of a very timely, complicated subject with examples drawn from several cities and continentsFred Moavenzadeh: James Mason Crafts Professor of Systems Engineering and Civil and Environmental Engineering Director, Center for Techn.…

Condizione: New. Print on Demand pp. 288 49:B&W 6.14 x 9.21 in or 234 x 156 mm (Royal 8vo) Perfect Bound on White w/Gloss Lam.

Condizione: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. 288.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book has been several years in the making. It has grown out of basic areas of inquiry begun under the auspices of the Alliance for Global Sustainability in the late 1990s, and has culminated with a series of on-site, collaborative studies conducted through AGS in cooperation with of cials in Guangzhou, People¿s Republic of China (PRC), during the early 2000s. Many individuals have made important contributions to the ideas, ndings, and results that have been compiled in this volume. The authors wish to recognize these signi cant contributions below. The Alliance for Global Sustainability is an international partnership among four of the leading scienti c and technological universities worldwide: ¿ The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT-AGS); ¿ The University of Tokyo (UT); ¿ The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH); and ¿ The Chalmers University of Technology. Created in 1997, the AGS today brings together hundreds of university scientists, engineers, and social scientists to address complex issues that lie at the intersection of environmental, economic, and social policy goals. Since its inception, the AGS has promoted and supported multidisciplinary research teams drawn from its partner institutions. Working on critical issues in sustainability across several elds encompassing energy and climate, mobility, urban systems, water and agriculture, cleaner technologies, public policy, and communications, these teams have developed a signi cant body of new knowledge. Furthermore, A- sponsored teamshave worked withengaged,farsighted leaders of global businesses and industries, governments, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to provide innovative but practical solutions to urgent environmental problems worldwide.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 288 pp. Englisch.…