Transportation and the Canadian Environment
Transportation and the Canadian Environment

Author: Nasrat Hijazi

Publisher: The Centre

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 58

ISBN-13:

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Discussion paper on the environmental impact of transportation and the planning and selection of research and development activities to reduce this impact. The study used a literature review, analysis, and interviews with Transport Canada personnel to develop its viewpoints. It addressed the environmental impact of transportation, the current situation, and a scenario for the year 2000 and beyond; transportation and other human activities; specific transportation of environmental impact, including energy use, emissions, noise, transportation emergencies, and residuals; solutions and strategies to solve or alleviate the problem; the probability of success using regulatory and economic instruments and alternative fuels; gaps in current research such as carbon dioxide emissions, VOC/NOX emissions and ground level ozone, noise, particulate emissions from diesel engines, high altitude emissions from aircraft, and residuals; research and development at Transport Canada and outside Canada; resources; and R & D requirements and priorities.

Transport Beyond Oil
Transport Beyond Oil

Author: John L. Renne

Publisher: Island Press

Published: 2013-03-28

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781610910439

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Seventy percent of the oil America uses each year goes to transportation. That means that the national oil addiction and all its consequences, from climate change to disastrous spills to dependence on foreign markets, can be greatly reduced by changing the way we move. In Transport Beyond Oil, leading experts in transportation, planning, development, and policy show how to achieve this fundamental shift. The authors demonstrate that smarter development and land-use decisions, paired with better transportation systems, can slash energy consumption. John Renne calculates how oil can be saved through a future with more transit-oriented development. Petra Todorovitch examines the promise of high-speed rail. Peter Newman imagines a future without oil for car-dependent cities and regions. Additional topics include funding transit, freight transport, and nonmotorized transportation systems. Each chapter provides policy prescriptions and their measurable results. Transport Beyond Oil delivers practical solutions, based on quantitative data. This fact-based approach offers a new vision of transportation that is both transformational and achievable.

Sustainable Transportation
Sustainable Transportation

Author: Canada. Transport Canada

Publisher: Transports Canada

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13:

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This monograph describes the state of transportation in Canada as it relates to sustainable development. It discusses the concept of sustainable transportation; the environmental impacts of transportation; trends & challenges for transportation in the future; the organizations responsible for transportation in Canada; national & local initiatives in sustainable transportation, implementation of more efficient transportation, alternative fuels, intelligent transportation systems, and public awareness & education; and Canadian involvement in international sustainable transportation activities.