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Meeting the Challenge of Sustainable Mobility

The Role of Technological Innovations

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  • © 1999

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Authors:
  1. Harry Geerlings

    1. Department of Environmental Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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  • New insights into the relationship between transport and the environment

  • Interdisciplinary approach

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XV
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  2. New challenges in technology development: the environmental problem

    1. New challenges in technology development: the environmental problem

      • Harry Geerlings
      Pages 1-8

  4. Empirical part

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-137
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    2. Exploring trends and ’weak signals’

      • Harry Geerlings
      Pages 139-153

    3. The Maglev-technology

      • Harry Geerlings
      Pages 155-178

    4. The Fuel-Cell technology

      • Harry Geerlings
      Pages 179-215

    5. Some conclusions and reflections

      • Harry Geerlings
      Pages 217-228

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 229-262
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The author provides new insights into the relationship between transport and the environment, the role of technology and the meaning of the concept of sustainable development for the transport sector. Special attention is given to the relationship between technological progress and policy. The different theoretical approaches are combined to create a strategy for R&D and the implementation of mega-technological innovations. The empirical part deals with two specific cases: Maglev technology and fuel-cell technology for transport purposes. Taking into account the new theoretical insights and the empirical findings, the author presents a synthesis and draws conclusions which are important for researchers and professionals in transportation, environmental sciences and related fields.

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  • Department of Environmental Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Harry Geerlings

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