This book provides insights into China’s energy consumption and pollution as well as its energy saving policies. It explores energy saving ways and argues for an energy consumption revolution, which includes technologies to improve transportation resource efficiency, modification of existing transportation infrastructure and structure. This book uses various analytical models to study the relationships within the transportation system. It also includes comparative analysis of China, Japan, the US and developing countries on traffic demand and transportation energy consumption. This book highlights the urgent need to review China’s current transportation policies in order to secure a breakthrough in energy saving and emissions reduction.
| ISBN: | 9781138037335 |
| Publication date: | 30th May 2017 |
| Author: | Jian (Xidian University, China) Chai, Ying (Xi'an Jiaotong University, China) Yang, Quanying (Shaanxi Normal University, Ch Lu |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 113 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Advances in Risk Management |
| Genres: |
Regional / International studies Alternative and renewable energy sources and technology Environmental science, engineering and technology Transport industries Public ownership / nationalization Microeconomics Economics of industrial organization Climate change |