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Author: International Institute for Environment & Development
Publisher: IIED
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 41
ISBN-13: 1843691574
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TOWARDS A SUBSTAINABLE Paper Cycle Sub-Study Series
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Publisher: IIED
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Total Pages: 48
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKUrban Bikeway Design Guide, Second Edition
Author: National Association of City Transportation Officials
Publisher: Island Press
Published: 2014-03-24
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 1610915658
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNACTO's Urban Bikeway Design Guide quickly emerged as the preeminent resource for designing safe, protected bikeways in cities across the United States. It has been completely re-designed with an even more accessible layout. The Guide offers updated graphic profiles for all of its bicycle facilities, a subsection on bicycle boulevard planning and design, and a survey of materials used for green color in bikeways. The Guide continues to build upon the fast-changing state of the practice at the local level. It responds to and accelerates innovative street design and practice around the nation.
Planning for Cycling
Author: H McClintock
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2002-09-17
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 1855738694
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSuccessful cycling planning depends on combining improvements to infrastructure with education. There are chapters examining both national strategies and local initiatives in cities around the world, including such topics as changes to existing road infrastructure and the integration of cycling with public transport. Since education is a critical element in cycling planning, contributors also consider such topics as developing healthy travel habits in the young and ways of promoting cycling. A number of chapters look at the complex relationship between cars and cycling, discussing how roads can be successfully shared between these two modes of transport.With its blend of practical experience and suggestions for improvement, Planning for cycling is essential reading for urban planners, environmental groups and those researching in this area. - Describes how creating an effective policy for cycling involves combining improvements to infrastructure with education - Chapters examine both national strategies and local initiatives in cities around the world - Examines the complex relationship between cars and cycling and discusses how roads can be successfully shared between these two modes of transport
Integrated Transport
Author: Moshe Givoni
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2010-07-02
Total Pages: 368
ISBN-13: 1136965483
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAddressing how the integration of transportation systems could promote more sustainable travel, this book covers case studies, governmental policy and future travel usage in this comprehensive look at how multimodal travel could become more cohesive.
Handbook of Pulping and Papermaking
Author: Christopher J. Biermann
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 1996-08-01
Total Pages: 783
ISBN-13: 008053368X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn its Second Edition, Handbook of Pulping and Papermaking is a comprehensive reference for industry and academia. The book offers a concise yet thorough introduction to the process of papermaking from the production of wood chips to the final testing and use of the paper product. The author has updated the extensive bibliography, providing the reader with easy access to the pulp and paper literature. The book emphasizes principles and concepts behind papermaking, detailing both the physical and chemical processes. - A comprehensive introduction to the physical and chemical processes in pulping and papermaking - Contains an extensive annotated bibliography - Includes 12 pages of color plates
Transport Infrastructure and Systems
Author: Gianluca Dell'Acqua
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2017-03-16
Total Pages: 1134
ISBN-13: 1315281880
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTransport Infrastructure Asset management in transport infrastructure, financial viability of transport engineering projects/ Life cycle Cost Analysis, Life-Cycle Assessment and Sustainability Assessment of transport infrastructure/ Infrastructures financing and pricing with equity appraisal, operation optimization and energy management/ Low-Volume roads: planning, maintenance, operations, environmental and social issues/ Public-Private Partnership (PPP) experience in transport infrastructure in different countries and economic conditions/ Airport Pavement Management Systems, runway design and maintenance/ Port maintenance and development issues, technology relating to cargo handling, landside access, cruise operations/ Infrastructure Building Information Modelling (I-BIM) / Pavement design and innovative bituminous materials/ Recycling and re-use in road pavements, environmentally sustainable technologies/ Stone pavements, ancient roads and historic railways/ Cementitious stabilization of materials used in the rehabilitation of transportation infrastructure. Transport Systems Sustainable transport and the environment protection including green vehicles/ Urban transport, land use development, spatial and transport planning/ Bicycling, bike, bike-sharing systems, cycling mobility/ Human factor in transport systems/ Intelligent Mobility: emerging technologies to enable the smarter movement of people and goods/Airport landside: access roads, parking facilities, terminal facilities, aircraft apron and the azdjacent taxiway/ Transportation policy, planning and design, modelling and decision making/ Transport economics, finance and pricing issues, optimization problems, equity appraisal/ Road safety impact assessments, road safety audits, the management of road network safety and safety inspections/ Tunnels and underground structures: preventing incidents-accidents mitigating their effects for both people and goods/ Traffic flow characteristics, traffic control devices, work zone traffic control, highway capacity and quality of service/ Track-vehicle interactions in railway systems, capacity analysis of railway networks/ Risk assessment and safety in air and railway transport, reliability aspects/ Maritime transport and inland waterways transport research/ Intermodal freight transport: terminals and logistics.
Handbook on Transport and Urban Transformation in China
Author: Chia-Lin Chen
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Published: 2020-03-28
Total Pages: 467
ISBN-13: 1786439247
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSince 1978, when China embarked on a new period of economic reforms and introduced open door policies, it has experienced a great urban transformation. The role of transport has proved indispensable in this unprecedented rapid urbanisation and economic growth. As the first research-focused book dedicated to this important topic, the Handbook on Transport and Urban Transformation in China offers new insight into the various opportunities and challenges brought by fast-paced motorization and urban development, and explores them in broad spatial-economic, environmental, social, and institutional dimensions.
Promoting walking and cycling
Author: Pooley, Colin G
Publisher: Policy Press
Published: 2013-08-21
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 144731008X
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Town and Country Planning in the UK
Author: Barry Cullingworth
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2006-10-16
Total Pages: 625
ISBN-13: 1134246099
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis revised fourteenth edition reinforces this title's reputation as the bible of British planning. It provides a through explanation of planning processes including the institutions involved, tools, systems, policies and changes to land use.
