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SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION quick guide
Looks at the:
- MODES that are out there
- INFRASTRUCTURE that it takes to support these modes
- LOGISTICS around that transportation piece
and how these impact the:
- ENVIRONMENT
- ECONOMY
- SOCIETY
Environmental concerns with sustainable development/transport (5)
Climate Change
Air quality
Noise
Land Use
Waste
Economic concerns with sustainable development/transport (5)
Growth
Jobs and Prosperity
Fair Pricing (taxes, transport costs)
Competitiveness
Choice
Societal concerns with sustainable development/transport (5)
Safety
Health
Disturbance
Access
Equity
Equity
- everyone needs to have access and transportation
- what kind of developments happen next to people with lower class dispositions?
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There is a threshold at which any increased income and mobility (social benefits and costs flatline)
We are not going to change the sustainability of our world unless we change our purchasing behaviours.
after 75k income, life doesnt really get any better..
Relationship between urban density and energy consumption
as urban density increases
“last mile?
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