Low Carbon Transport in Asia

Strategies for Optimizing Co-benefits
Herausgeber: Zusman, Eric; Dhakal, Shobhakar; Srinivasan, Ancha

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Produktbeschreibung

Without the effective participation of developing Asia, a climate crisis is certain. This title intends to identify and remove barriers to a co-benefit approach in developing Asia's transport sector. It features analytical frameworks to identify strategies with potential co-benefits, offering fresh findings on black carbon and dieselization.

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The book represents a pioneering effort to identify and remove barriers to a co-benefit approach in developing Asia's transport sector. It is essential reading for transport policy makers, planners, and researchers concerned with low carbon transport, climate change and development in Asia and the wider world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 270
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Januar 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781844079155
• ISBN-10: 1844079155
• Artikelnr.: 26758031

Autorenporträt

Eric Zusman is a Senior Climate Policy Researcher at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) in Hayama, Japan Ancha Srinivasan is a Climate Change Specialist at the Asian Development Bank Shobhakar Dhakal is the Executive Director of the Global Carbon Project hosted by the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) in Tsukuba, Japan

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword. Preface Section 1: Introduction 1. Low Carbon Transport and
Co-Benefits in Asia: An Overview Section 2: Analytical Frameworks 2. The
Co-Benefits of Transport Policies in Asia: A Review of the Literature 3.
Maximizing the Co-Benefits of Light-Duty Dieselization in Asia 4. Reducing
Particulate Matter Emissions from Buses and Trucks in Asia: A Framework to
Assess Air Pollution and Climate Change Co-Impacts Section 3: Case Studies
5. Quantifying Co-benefits from Low Carbon Transport in Hanoi, Vietnam 6.
Analyzing the Co-Benefits of Transport Policies in Hyderabad, India 7. The
Co-Benefits of a City Toll in Beijing: Barriers and Solutions 8.
Integrating Land Use, Transport, Energy and the Environment: The Case of
Bandung, Indonesia 9. Enabling Fuel Switching Pakistan: A Case Study of
Compressed Natural Gas 10. The Co-Benefits of Jakartäs Bus Rapid Transit
(BRT): Getting the Institutions Right Section 4: International Initiatives
and The Way Forward 11. Japan¿s Approach to Co-Benefits: Recognition,
Implementation, and Evaluation 12. International Climate Change Initiatives
and Low Carbon Transport in Asia: Perspectives and Prospects 13. Low Carbon
Transport and Co-Benefits in Asia: The Way Forward