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Low Carbon Transport in Asia: Strategies for Optimizing Co-benefits book cover

1st Edition

Low Carbon Transport in Asia Strategies for Optimizing Co-benefits

Edited By Eric Zusman, Ancha Srinivasan, Shobhakar Dhakal Copyright 2012
296 Pages
by Routledge

296 Pages
by Routledge

296 Pages
by Routledge
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Without the effective participation of developing Asia, a climate crisis is certain. Within developing Asia, the key to averting such a crisis lies in low carbon transport. China, India and Asia's other emerging economies could promote fuel efficient vehicles, public transport, and sustainable urban planning. Or they could become locked into inefficient vehicles, energy intensive infrastructure,... Read more

Foreword. Hironori Hamanaka  Preface. Michael P. Walsh  1. Low Carbon Transport and Co-benefits in Asia: An Overview Eric Zusman, Ancha Srinivasan and Shobhakar Dhakal   2. The Co-benefits of Transport Policies in Asia: A Review of the Literature Diego Silva Herran, Naoko Matsumoto  3. Maximizing the Co-benefits of Light-Duty Dieselization in Asia Ray Minjares, Dan Rutherford  4. Reducing Particulate Matter Emissions from Buses and Trucks in Asia: A Framework to Assess Air Pollution and Climate Change Co-Impacts Conor C.O. Reynolds, Andrew P. Grieshop, and Milind Kandlikar  5. Quantifying Co-benefits from Low Carbon Transport in Hanoi, Vietnam Lee Schipper, Wei-Shieun Ng, Le Anh Tuan, and Hans Oern  6. Analyzing the Co-benefits of Transport Policies in Hyderabad, India Sarath Guttikunda, Ramani Kopakka  7. The Co-Benefits of a City Toll in Beijing: Barriers and Solutions Felix Creutzig, Alainna Thomas, Daniel M. Kammen and Elizabeth Deakin  8. Integrating Land Use, Transport, Energy and the Environment: The Case of Bandung, Indonesia Ranjith Perera, Ariva Sugandi Permana  9. Enabling Fuel Switching Pakistan: A Case Study of Compressed Natural Gas Hilal A. Raza, Syed Safdar Zaheer, and Nasreen Farah  10. The Co-benefits of Jakarta’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT): Getting the Institutions Right Heru Sutomo, Jane Romero, and Eric Zusman  11. Japan’s  Approach to Co-benefits: Recognition, Implementation, and Evaluation Kazuhiko Takemoto, Tokuya Wada, and Hirofumi Aizawa  12. International Climate Change Initiatives and Low Carbon Transport in Asia: Perspectives and Prospects Cornie Huizenga  13. The Way Forward

Biography

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

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