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- catalog abstract "Cities around the world face enormous problems of transport sustainability. Rapidly increasing populations and vehicle usage have created gridlock and sprawl, even in very poor cities, as well as unacceptably high levels of air pollution, noise, and accident rates. But improvements can be made. This book explores how the provision of better bus services can bring concrete solutions. "Bus rapid transit" systems emerging in Latin America provide fast, reliable and efficient urban travel for large numbers of people. Express busways, employing high-capacity buses and new technologies such as GPS-based bus tracking systems, can conveniently and reliably move up to 10 times as many people along a route as can cars – and be profitable. This book shows how bus rapid transit differs from traditional bus systems and how it can be developed around the world. There is a detailed look at clean fuels and advanced technologies such as "clean diesel", CNG, hybrid-electric and fuel cells. Case studies are made of six cities and of the steps each might take to encourage more sustainable transport systems.".
- catalog contributor b12599422.
- catalog contributor b12599423.
- catalog created "2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
- catalog description "Cities around the world face enormous problems of transport sustainability. Rapidly increasing populations and vehicle usage have created gridlock and sprawl, even in very poor cities, as well as unacceptably high levels of air pollution, noise, and accident rates. But improvements can be made. This book explores how the provision of better bus services can bring concrete solutions. "Bus rapid transit" systems emerging in Latin America provide fast, reliable and efficient urban travel for large numbers of people. Express busways, employing high-capacity buses and new technologies such as GPS-based bus tracking systems, can conveniently and reliably move up to 10 times as many people along a route as can cars – and be profitable. This book shows how bus rapid transit differs from traditional bus systems and how it can be developed around the world. There is a detailed look at clean fuels and advanced technologies such as "clean diesel", CNG, hybrid-electric and fuel cells. Case studies are made of six cities and of the steps each might take to encourage more sustainable transport systems.".
- catalog description "Executive summary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Bus systems -- 3. Bus technologies and fuels -- 4. Bus system development: six case studies -- Bibliography.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-188).".
- catalog extent "188 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Bus systems for the future.".
- catalog identifier "9264198067".
- catalog isFormatOf "Bus systems for the future.".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Paris, France : International Energy Agency,".
- catalog relation "Bus systems for the future.".
- catalog subject "Bus lines Economic aspects.".
- catalog subject "Bus lines Environmental aspects Forecasting.".
- catalog subject "Bus lines Environmental aspects.".
- catalog subject "Fuel switching Environmental aspects.".
- catalog subject "HE5611 .B838 2002".
- catalog subject "Local transit Economic aspects.".
- catalog subject "Local transit Environmental aspects Forecasting.".
- catalog subject "Local transit Environmental aspects.".
- catalog subject "Urban transportation Environmental aspects.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Executive summary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Bus systems -- 3. Bus technologies and fuels -- 4. Bus system development: six case studies -- Bibliography.".
- catalog title "Bus systems for the future : achieving sustainable transport worldwide.".
- catalog type "text".