Good To Go? - Decarbonising Travel After the Pandemic

Travel is central to our lives. The transport system brings us the goods and services that we need and allows us to access the experiences and opportunities that we seek. Yet our transport system has many problems: congestion and overcrowding, noise, air pollution and carbon emissions, deaths and injuries, and the intrusion of vehicles into unsuitable locations. Much effort and money has been devoted to tackling these problems, over many years, but progress is slow.

About the author

David Metz is an honorary professor in the Centre for Transport Studies, University College London, where his research focuses on how demographic, behavioural and technological factors influence travel demand. He spent part of his career as a senior civil servant in a number of UK government departments, both as policy advisor and scientist, including five years as Chief Scientist at the Department of Transport.

Summary

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the transport system. It looks at how it has developed, at how it will need to evolve to meet our need for travel - sustainably and economically - and at what our options are for meeting those needs.

Product details

• Authors: David Metz
• Publisher: London Publishing Partnership
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2022
• EAN: 9781913019617
• ISBN: 978-1-913019-61-7
• No. of pages: 232
• Dimensions: 217 mm x 137 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 326 g
• Series: Perspectives
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous